A posthumanist reading of the “happy” fish in The Zhuangzi

This article argues for an alternative interpretation of the happy fish scene in The Zhuangzi: the fish are not happy. The fish undergo an unpleasant experience while the philosophers debate animatedly over the joy of the fish. The dramatization of the fish scene compels us to contemplate anthropoce...

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Main Author: Wang, Quan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax 2024
In: Asian philosophy
Year: 2024, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 32-44
Further subjects:B species communication
B Happy fish
B nonhuman agency
B Child
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