Ronnie Littlejohn is Professor of Philosophy at Belmont University and the author of Daoism: An Introduction. Jeffrey Dippmann is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Central Washington University.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I The Liezi Text1. Reading the Liezi: The First Thousand Years 2.The Liezi’s Use of the Lost Zhuangzi3. Is the Liezi an Encheiridion?Part II Interpretive Essays1.Torches of Chaos and Doubt: Themes of Process and Transformations in the Liezi2. The That-Beyond-Which of the Pristine Dao: Cosmogony in the Liezi3.The Theme of Unselfconsciousness in the Liezi4. Reading the Zhuangzi in Liezi: Redefining Xianship Part III Applying the Teachings of the Liezi1. Body and Identity2. I, Robot: Self as Machine in the Liezi 3. Dancing with Yinyang: The Art of Emergence4. How To Fish Like a Daoist5. When Butterflflies Change into Birds: Life and Death in the LieziContributorsIndex

"The publication of this collection of philological and philosophical essays on the Liezi by Ronnie Littlejohn and Jeffrey Dippmann is good news for everyone working in the fields of Early Chinese Thought and Daoist Studies." — Dao"The Liezi is one of the lesser-known Daoist classics in the West even though English translations of the text are not lacking. Scholarly studies are scarce, and thus the publication of Riding the Wind with Liezi … should be celebrated." — Philosophy East & West"Riding the Wind with Liezi is a timely and welcome collection of essays that explore crucial aspects of this long-neglected Daoist text." — Southeast Review of Asian Studies"This edited volume takes an important step towards filling a gaping hole in Western scholarship concerning this classic text of the Daoist tradition … the world of Chinese studies benefits greatly from the presentation of this volume … Riding the Wind with Liezi offers engaging and interesting analyses by specialists in philosophy, religion, and Chinese culture." — Journal of Chinese Religions