Zhuangzi · Philosophy
Zhuangzi’s <em>Qiwulun</em> - the argument that fixed distinctions of right and wrong, this and that, are not carved into reality but arise from limited standpoints, so the sage abandons rigid judgment and rests at the ‘pivot of the Way,’ responding without end to endlessly changing views.
You learned that in the Qiwulun (‘the adjustment of controversies’) Zhuangzi argues that ‘this’ and ‘that,’ right and wrong, are mutually dependent and standpoint-relative, so the sage stops trying to win disputes and takes his stand at the ‘pivot of the Way.’ Explain th…
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