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Effortless action : Wu-wei as conceptual metaphor and spiritual ideal in early China /
This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei--literally "no doing," but better rendered as "effortless action"--In early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland's analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most general of a set of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei--literally "no doing," but better rendered as "effortless action"--In early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland's analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most general of a set of conceptual metaphors having to do with a state of effortless ease and unself-consciousness. This concept of effortlessness, he contends, serves as a common ideal for both Daoist and Confucian thinkers. He also argues that this concept contains within itself a conceptual tension that motivates the develop. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 352 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-345) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199874576 0199874573 1283121492 9781283121491 9786613121493 6613121495 0199881448 9780199881444 |