Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Reinterpreting Zhuangzi and Nietzsche
Perspective on Comparative Philosophy
Method and Plan
2. Zhuangzi’s Dao: A Way of Freedom
The Concept of Dao in Early Chinese History
Wuwu: A Deconstruction of Metaphysical Perspectives of Dao
Dao Throughs as One
Wuzhi: Equalizing Opinions is the Way of True Knowledge
Language without Words: Beyond Language and Silence
Wuwei or Non-doing: Against the Tradition of Morality
Xiao Yao You: A Spiritual Freedom Realized in this World
3. Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Life Affirmation
Nietzsche’s Mission: Revaluation of All Values
Genealogy: A New Way of Philosophizing
Truth, Knowledge, and Morals
Metaphysics as a Symptom of Human Decadence
Truths as Lies and Will to Truth as Ascetic Ideal
Language and Truth
Does Nietzsche Renounce the Existence of Truth?
A Genealogical Critique of Morality
Overcoming Metaphysics
The World of Appearances and the Will to Power
Religiosity: Liberation as Life Affirmation
4. An Interplay between Zhuangzi and Nietzsche
Goblet Words and Dionysian Dithyramb
Truth, Knowledge, and Interpretation
Revaluation and Devaluation: Beyond Good and Evil
Nature as Primary Unity
True Person and Übermensch: Living in the World
Ziran and Freedom: Life Affirmation
Further Reflections on Differences Between Zhuangzi and Nietzsche
5. Converging New Worlds: Zhuangzi, Nietzsche, and Contemporary Philosophy
Affirmation after Deconstruction: Zhuangzi and Nietzsche Challenge Postmodern Solutions
The Liberation of Thought: Zhuangzi and Nietzsche in Contemporary China
Philosophical Religiosity
Notes
Selected References
Index