| Zhuangzi hailed from the state of Wei. His work, known as the Zhuangzi, is brilliantly argued, using anecdotes to elucidate his points. He was stingingly critical of all other schools, especially the Confucians and Mozi. Zhuangzi believed in living in accord with the flow of nature, or the Dao, acting spontaneously, not planning and structuring life. All organized structures were figments, he argued, antithetical to human nature; he sought escape into an ever-changing nature. As soon as we have labeled something, we have distorted its true place in the cosmic order. He did not oppose activity as such, just purposive action, and he despised all governments. | 1 |
