Episode 36: Zhuangzi's happy fish debate
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This episode discusses the 'Happy Fish' debate between Zhuangzi and Huizi, exploring themes of skepticism, language, and the recognition of joy in animals.
In this episode, we take up one of the most puzzling and fascinating passages in the Zhuangzi: the “Happy Fish” debate between Zhuangzi and Huizi. Can Zhuangzi really know that the fish are happy if he is not a fish? Along the way, we explore skepticism, language, animal minds, and the ordinary but surprisingly sophisticated ways we recognize joy in other living things. Want to skip to the episode's primary philosophical issue? Go to 12:22 Preface to today's topic13:57 The Zhuangzi's happy fi...
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