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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160923T100000
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SUMMARY:Cultivation and habit: Daoist and Confucian perspectives
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LOCATION:Monash University\, Clayton\, Australia\, 3800
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Confucian and Daoist traditions are often seen as antagonistic.&nbsp\; While Confucianism is sometimes criticised for its inflexible adherence to normative behaviours\, Daoism is often lauded for its emphasis on spontaneity and action that is not norm- or goal-driven. Yet both traditions emphasise the centrality of cultivation to a life lived well.&nbsp\; This prompts the question: how can cultivation engender habitual action in one case and spontaneous action in the other?&nbsp\; I discuss a few stories in a Daoist text\, the&nbsp\;<em>Zhuangzi</em>\, to clarify the different aims of cultivation in the two traditions.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; I then consider how (a)&nbsp\;<em>performance</em>&nbsp\;is central in both traditions\, and perhaps in Chinese ethics/theory of action more generally\, and (b) how the&nbsp\;<em>Zhuangzi</em>conceives of the connections between cultivation and spontaneous (skilful) action.</p>
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