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Zhuang Zhou: Biography, Achievements & Lasting Legacy

Zhuang Zhou (US: , UK: ), honorifically often known as Zhuangzi (US: ), was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States period, a period of great development in Chinese philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought. He is credited with writing—in part or in whole—a work known by his name, the Zhuangzi, which is one of two foundational texts of Taoism, alongside the Tao Te Ching.

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The influence of Zhuang Zhou extends far beyond his own lifetime. He fundamentally shaped human thought and intellectual discourse, and his ideas and philosophical frameworks remain foundational to this day.

Though he passed away in 286, his ideas continue to be studied, debated, and built upon by scholars and practitioners worldwide.

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