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On Judgment Standard of “Zhen” in Zhuangzi

LIU ZHEN 1 Lee Seok Hyoung 1

1중앙대학교

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ABSTRACT

The concept of “Zhen” in Zhuangzi means nature and true of all things in the world. Two both fables of “Qinshi Diao Laodan”and “Zhuangzi Gu Pen er Ge” in Zhuangzi illustrate the concept of “Zhen”. They are also two good examples exemplifying his ideas, in addition, they are the practice in his philosophy. These two fables perfectly clarify philosophy of Zhuangzi. That is the concept of “Zhen”. In life, we should not impose on others do what you would not want to do and what you desire to do, because people can only know themselves and can’t know others, that is why people only know the “Zhen” of themselves, not judge other’s false. Therefore, there is no fixed standard of “Zhen”. Person who follows the original intention and agrees with his own heart is called “Zhen”. This is the core connotation of Zhuangzi’s “Zhen”. The author makes this connotation down to “Follow your mind”, “Follow your mind” that is do what you want to in your mind, so the only judgment standard of “Zhen” is whether do things follow your mind.

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