| dc.description.abstract | Seven Internal Writings are taken as the scope of the primary research to designate its
objective and requirements of interpretation:
1. Objective: learn to know how Chuangtze would make decision in face of human
relations issued
2. The results obtained have to be intimate to this article
3. It has to meet the understanding of modern readers
The ways of operation would be that we will use a set of western ethic problems to
question Chuangtze, “What is the central value of Chuangtze?” “What is the manner of
value judgment?” and “Is it altruistic?” If we can have put forth answers from the
Seven Internal Writings, then the structure proposed in Chuangtzu’s ethics can be
established.
This article considers that before we are to work on Xiaoyao(逍遙) we have been
regulated that we need to put the two ethics of loyalty and filial piety for practices;
secondly, we should not hurt others, and thus Chuangtzu Philosophies won’t be
considered as dissipater or evil-doer. Of such Chuangtzu’s ethics, it does not help to
differentiate between goodness and evil, nor to adjust social norms. However, it does
provide itself as a suggestion for action, so that it offers oneself to indulge with freedom,
furnish service to parents and sovereignty King without hurting others, which can then
facilitate to bring about harmony of the world. As further reflection with study of
Chuangtze on Confucianism, it does not indicate its denial for ethic value, but rather
enshrined with acceptance and rejection. He has, indirectly, inherited the concern of
Confucianism as being altruistic to the world, and at the same time, avoids the
withdrawing brought about from benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and musical of
Confucianism.
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