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Zhuang Zhou

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Zhuangzi (莊子)
Zhuang Zhou (莊周)
Bornc. 369BC
Dee'dc. 286BC
EraAncient philosophy
RegionChinese philosophy
SchuilTaoism
Zhuang Zhou
Traditional Chinese莊周
Simplified Chinese庄周
Alternative Cheenese name
Traditional Chinese莊子
Simplified Chinese庄子
Leeteral meanin"Master Zhuang"

Zhuang Zhou, eften kent as Zhuangzi ("Master Zhuang"),[a] wis an influential Cheenese philosopher wha lived aroond the 4t century BC during the Warrin States period, a period correspondin tae the summit o Cheenese philosophie, the Hunder Schuils o Thocht. He is creditit wi writin—in pairt or in whole—a wark kent bi his name, the Zhuangzi, which expresses a philosophie o skepticism.

  1. Ither romanisations include Zhuang Tze, Chuang Chou, Chuang Tsu, Chuang Tzu, Chouang-Dsi, Chuang Tse, or Chuangtze.