Language, Knowledge and Politics in 《 Chuang-Tsu 》
Author: Chun-Hung Lin
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When we encounter 《 Chuang-Tsu 》 , we may find many dimensions existed. My dissertation here is that we can realize what 《 Chuang-Tsu 》 means linguistically. This passage intends to investigate into the written-language, epistemological and political dimensions dwelled in 《 Chuang-Tsu 》 . We shall discuss the relation among fable-saying （寓言） , important others’ evaluation or saying （重言） and infinitely funnel saying （卮言） intentionally used in 《 Chuang-Tsu 》 . Questions such as “How we know and recognize?”, “How could knowledge be possible and valid?”, ”How knowledge corresponds with discourses?” will be discussed in the hope to find the intention of “epistemology without a knowing subject” embedded in《 Chuang-Tsu 》 .We try to analyze also the linkage among language, epistemology and politics finally. By doing so, the poet, philosopher and political thinker Chuang-Tsu ‘s ultimate concern about human beings reveals. And we can get what《 Chuang-Tsu 》 try to express by playing a language game in the text. It will be obvious that “to speak from true language” and “to live by obeying Tao” mean the same and will no doubt guarantee the ideal restoration of the political order referring to the context of 《 Chuang-Tsu 》 .