Critical Review On Zhuangzi's Xu-Shi as an Epistemology and Its Intercultural Encounter

Ziyue Sun

2025

Abstract

This paper reviews recent studies on Zhuangzi’s “xu-shi”(虚实) as an epistemology and emphasize the linguistic gap when these terms encounter interculturality. The paper distinguishes connotative meanings behind the selected translations in English and Chinese. It explains how the “xu-shi” as an epistemology in Zhuangzi’s work could be understood. Then, it critically reviews the generation and the application of the language xu (虚) and shi (实) in different research respectively, accompanying with their ideas. Later, the paper highlights that a continuing completing Zhuangzi’s xu-shi as en epistemology would offer reflective insights into current analytical frameworks for the studies of multiple discipline, inter-disciplines, and sustainable humanities. It suggests the potential for establishing a research framework based on Zhuangzi’s intellect relate to xu-shi. Keywords: Zhuangzi, Xu, Shi, Epistemology, Intercultural Philosophy

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sun Z. (2025). Critical Review On Zhuangzi's Xu-Shi as an Epistemology and Its Intercultural Encounter. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD; ISBN 978-989-758-779-5, SciTePress, pages 245-253. DOI: 10.5220/0013982000004912

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iesd25,
author={Ziyue Sun},
title={Critical Review On Zhuangzi's Xu-Shi as an Epistemology and Its Intercultural Encounter},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD},
year={2025},
pages={245-253},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013982000004912},
isbn={978-989-758-779-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD
TI - Critical Review On Zhuangzi's Xu-Shi as an Epistemology and Its Intercultural Encounter
SN - 978-989-758-779-5
AU - Sun Z.
PY - 2025
SP - 245
EP - 253
DO - 10.5220/0013982000004912
PB - SciTePress