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In 'The Chinese Pleasure Book', Michael Nylan takes up one of the most important themes in Chinese thought: the relation of pleasurable activities to bodily health and the health of the body politic. In a notable contrast to Western writings on the subject, early Chinese writings oppose pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nylan, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Zone Books, 2018.
Subjects:
To 221 B.C.
Philosophy, Chinese > To 221 B.C.
Emotions (Philosophy)
Pleasure.
Mind and body.
Senses and sensation.
Sensation
Philosophie chinoise > Jusqu'à 221 av. J.-C.
Émotions (Philosophie)
Plaisir.
Sens et sensations.
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern
Mind and body
Philosophy, Chinese
Pleasure
Senses and sensation
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Coming attractions
  • Good vibrations: The allied pleasures of music and friendship in the masters
  • Mencius on our common share of pleasure
  • Zunzi on patterns of brilliance
  • Vital matters: The pleasures of clear vision in the Zhuangzi
  • Yang Xiong on the allure of words well chosen
  • Semidetached lodgings: The pleasures of returning home in Tao Yuanming and Su Shi.

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