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Mair, introduction and notes for a complete translation of the chuang tzu sinopzutonic papers, 48 september, 1994 tzu, some of which has been pointed out in the notes to the translation see, for example, chapter 6 note 2 and chapter 7 note 12 on breathing. A regular contributor on bbc tv and radio, palmer records for them on his frequent visits to china. Chuang tzu, martin palmer a masterpiece of ancient chinese philosophy, second in influence only to the tao te ching one of the founders of taoism, chuang tzu was firmly opposed to confucian values of order, control, and hierarchy, believing the perfect state to be one where primal, innate nature rules. Martin giles palmer born 14 october 1953 is the translator of several popular books on sinology, including zhuangzi and i ching.
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