The smallest thing has nothing within it it is called the One of smallness. The largest thing has nothing beyond it it is called the One of largeness.The final chapter of the Zhuangzi, Tian Xia ( 天下 'Under Heaven') claims that Hui Shi held ten main opinions, referred to as "The Ten Theses" or "The Ten Paradoxes", and lists them as follows: He frequently used analogies and paradoxes to convey his arguments. "Under Heaven" (chapter 33), which summarizes Warring States philosophies, contains all of the latter 9 references by name.īelonging to the School of Names, Hui Shi's philosophy is characterised by arguments centred around the relativity of the concepts of sameness ( 同 tong) and difference ( 異 yi). Nine Zhuangzi chapters mention Hui Shi, calling him "Huizi" 26 times and "Hui Shi" 9 times. For this reason, knowledge of his philosophy relies on the several Chinese classic texts that refer to him, including the Zhan Guo Ce, Lüshi Chunqiu, Han Feizi, Xunzi, and most frequently, the Zhuangzi. The Yiwenzhi attributes a philosophical work to Hui Shi, but it is no longer extant, probably being lost prior to the Tang dynasty.
He was a representative of the School of Names (Logicians), and is famous for ten paradoxes about the relativity of time and space, for instance, "I set off for Yue (southeastern China) today and came there yesterday." Hui Shi ( Chinese: 惠施 pinyin: Huì Shī Wade–Giles: Hui 4 Shih 1 370–310 BCE ), or Huizi ( Chinese: 惠子 pinyin: Huìzǐ Wade–Giles: Hui 4 Tzu 3 "Master Hui"), was a Chinese philosopher during the Warring States period. Hui Shi (left) and Zhuangzi (right) debate the joy of fish
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