A treatise on efficacy : between Western and Chinese thinking /

In this highly insightful analysis of Western and Chinese concepts of efficacy, François Jullien subtly delves into the metaphysical preconceptions of the two civilizations to account for diverging patterns of action in warfare, politics, and diplomacy. He shows how Western and Chinese strategies w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jullien, François, 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Act (Philosophy)
Philosophy, Chinese.
Philosophy, Comparative.
Action (Philosophie)
Philosophie chinoise.
Philosophie comparée.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Philosophy, Chinese
Philosophy, Comparative
Chinese filosofie.
Vergelijkende filosofie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fixing one's eyes on a model
  • Relying on the propensity of things
  • Goal or consequence
  • Action or transformation
  • The structure of opportunity
  • Do nothing (with nothing left undone)
  • Allow effects to come about
  • From efficacy to efficiency
  • The logic of manipulation
  • Manipulation versus persuasion
  • Water images
  • In praise of facility.

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