From Being to Living: A Euro-Chinese Lexicon of Thought
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This new English translation of Fran ois Jullien's work is a compelling summation of his thinking on the comparison and divergences between Western and Chinese thought. Jullien argues that Western thinking is preoccupied with the question of 'being', whereas Chinese thought concerned itself principally with that of 'living'.
Organised as a lexicon around some 20 concepts that juxtapose Chinese and Western thought, including propensity (vs causality), receptivity (vs freedom), maturation (vs modelisation), between (vs beyond) and resource (vs truth). Jullien explores the ways the two traditions have evolved, and how many aspects of Chinese thought developed in isolation from the West, revealing a different way of relating to the world and the fault lines of western thinking.
An important book for students and scholars throughout the social sciences.
Organised as a lexicon around some 20 concepts that juxtapose Chinese and Western thought, including propensity (vs causality), receptivity (vs freedom), maturation (vs modelisation), between (vs beyond) and resource (vs truth). Jullien explores the ways the two traditions have evolved, and how many aspects of Chinese thought developed in isolation from the West, revealing a different way of relating to the world and the fault lines of western thinking.
An important book for students and scholars throughout the social sciences.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1526487292
ISBN13:9781526487292
Release Date:January 2020
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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