This explanatory essay discusses how two of the skills stories illustrate wúwéi and what they tell about Daoism. The two short stories discussed are the Butcher Ding story and the Cicada Catcher story. To read more, you can download a PDF of the Essay here.
The Role of Wúwéi in Two Skill Stories in The Zhuangzi
Essay submitted for the course 'Ancient Chinese Philosophy' taught by Prof Michael Beaney at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the Spring semester of 2021.