Absence: On the Culture and Philosophy of the Far East
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Western thinking has long been dominated by essence, by a preoccupation with that which dwells in itself and delimits itself from the other. By contrast, Far Eastern thought is centred not on essence but on absence. The fundamental topos of Far Eastern thinking is not being but 'the way' (dao), which lacks the solidity and fixedness of essence. The difference between essence and absence is the difference between being and path, between dwelling...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1509546200
ISBN13:9781509546206
Release Date:May 2023
Publisher:Polity Press
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"
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