Author(s)

Su Ping

Corresponding Author

Su Ping

ABSTRACT

It is human nature to seek knowledge. Education is based on human nature to seek knowledge. The exploration and Reflection on "what is man" is the core issue that has been concerned by philosophy and pedagogy throughout the ancient and modern times. Zhuangzi is a famous representative of Taoism in China. His thoughts contain not only rich philosophical and aesthetic thoughts, but also valuable educational thoughts. Publicizing individuality, paying attention to freedom and emphasizing transcendence are the rebellions against the current situation of contemporary Chinese education, which have important guiding and reference significance for our ongoing Chinese curriculum reform. This paper applies Zhuangzi's thought to Chinese teaching, through the combination of specific Chinese articles and Zhuangzi's thought, and then discusses the shortcomings of the current academic research on Zhuangzi's educational thought, in order to promote the further development of this research.

KEYWORDS

Zhuangzi language; Educational thoughts; Chinese and literature education