On being “without-desire” in Lao-Zhuang Daoism

This study clarifies how and why Daoist philosophers critique desires. For the Daoists, desires perceptually obstruct the capacity for people to understand and interpret situations. In particular, desires also obstruct the ability to understand that all things are interdependent and do not exist as...

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Main Author: Bender, Jacob (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax 2023
In: Asian philosophy
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 331-346
Further subjects:B Desire
B Daoism
B Process
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Summary:This study clarifies how and why Daoist philosophers critique desires. For the Daoists, desires perceptually obstruct the capacity for people to understand and interpret situations. In particular, desires also obstruct the ability to understand that all things are interdependent and do not exist as independent ‘things’. Contrary to recent claims by scholars that Daoist philosophy encourages people to develop certain desires, in reality, the Daoist insists that we stick with our basic animal needs and do not depart from them.
ISSN:1469-2961
Contains:Enthalten in: Asian philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09552367.2023.2234202