# HPC 44. Like a Fish Out of Water: Animal Stories in the Zhuangzi

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Podcast: [History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-philosophy-india-africana-china-716638)
Published: 2026-01-04T00:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The many stories about animals in the Zhuangzi encourage us to adopt a perspective that goes beyond the human point of view.

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