The Propensity of Things: Toward a History of Efficacy in China

by François Jullien

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In this strikingly original contribution to our understanding of Chinese philosophy, Fran ois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi -- disposition or circumstance, power or potential -- as a touchstone to explore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate and coherent structure underlying Chinese modes of thinking.

This term -- whose very ambivalence and disconcerting polysemy, on the one hand, and simple efficacy, on the other,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0942299949

ISBN13:9780942299946

Release Date:November 1995

Publisher:Zone Books

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Asia China History History & Surveys Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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