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I and Tao: Martin Buber's Encounter with Chuang Tzu » (New Edition)

Book cover image of I and Tao: Martin Buber's Encounter with Chuang Tzu by Jonathan R. Herman

Authors: Jonathan R. Herman, Martin Buber, Zhuangzi
ISBN-13: 9780791429242, ISBN-10: 0791429245
Format: Paperback
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Date Published: July 1996
Edition: New Edition

Author Biography: Jonathan R. Herman

Book Synopsis

Jonathan Herman presents a new view of the Taoist classic through the lens of Buber's translation and his philosophy developed in 'I and Thou' and later works.

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Presents an English version of Buber's (1878-1965) German translation of the Taoist classic Nan-hua ching by Chuang Tzu, a teacher of the third and fourth centuries. Herman (philosophy and religious studies, Georgia State U.) also explains how the translation offers new perspectives on both the Chinese philosophy and Buber's I and Thou. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: Chuang Tzu, Martin Buber, and Reden und Gleichnisse del Tschuang-tse	1
	The Text Translation: "Talks and Parables of Chuang Tzu"	15
	The Commentary: "Afterword"	69
	The Historical Question: The Matter of Textual Reconstruction	103
	The Hermeneutic Question: The Matter of Textual Interpretation	129
	The Further Hermeneutic Question: The Matter of Textual Reception	157
	Conclusion: Cross-Cultural Interpretations and Hermeneutic Implications	187
	Notes	203
	Bibliography	265
	Index	275