| From Being to Living: A Euro-Chinese Lexicon of Thought Contributor(s): Jullien, François (Author), Richardson, Michael (Author), Fijalkowski, Krzysztof (Author) |
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ISBN: 1526487292 ISBN-13: 9781526487292 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $43.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: 181.11 |
| LCCN: 2019933912 |
| Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new English translation of François 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Richardson, Michael: - Michael Richardson is Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London |
