From Being to Living

This new English translation of François Jullien s work is a compelling summation of his thinking on the comparison between Western and Chinese thought. The title, From Being to Living, summarises his essential point: that western thinking is obsessed by and determined as well as limited by the notion of Being, whereas traditional Chinese thought was always situated in Living.

Informationen zum Autor Michael Richardson is Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London Klappentext This new English translation of François Jullien's work is a compelling summation of his thinking on the comparison between Western and Chinese thought. The title, From Being to Living, summarises his essential point: that western thinking is obsessed by - and determined as well as limited by - the notion of Being, whereas traditional Chinese thought was always situated in Living. Zusammenfassung This new English translation of François Jullien's work is a compelling summation of his thinking on the comparison between Western and Chinese thought. The title, From Being to Living, summarises his essential point: that western thinking is obsessed by and determined as well as limited by the notion of Being, whereas traditional Chinese thought was always situated in Living. Inhaltsverzeichnis PROPENSITY vs CAUSALITY POTENTIAL OF SITUATION (vs INITIATIVE OF THE SUBJECT) RECEPTIVITY (vs FREEDOM) RELIABILITY (vs SINCERITY) TENACITY (vs WILL) OBLIQUiITY (vs FRONTALITY) INDIRECTNESS (vs METHOD) INFLUENCE (vs PERSUASION) COHERENCE (vs MEANING) CONNIVENCE (vs KNOWLEDGE) MATURATION (vs MODELISATION) REGULATION (vs REVELATION) SILENT TRANSFORMATION (vs RESONANT EVENT) EVASIVE (vs ASSIGNABLE) ALLUSIVE (vs ALLEGORICAL) AMBIGUOUS (vs EQUIVOCAL) BETWEEN (vs BEYOND) SURGE (vs SETTLED) NON-POSTPONEMENT (vs DELAYING KNOWLEDGE) RESOURCE (vs TRUTH) Subject/Situation: On a BranchinG-Off of Thought. Note of the Seminar 2013-2014 AFTERWORD: FROM DIVERGENCE TO THE COMMON Bibliography

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Michael Richardson is Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London

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This new English translation of François Jullien's work is a compelling summation of his thinking on the comparison between Western and Chinese thought. The title, From Being to Living, summarises his essential point: that western thinking is obsessed by - and determined as well as limited by - the notion of Being, whereas traditional Chinese thought was always situated in Living.

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PROPENSITY vs CAUSALITY
POTENTIAL OF SITUATION (vs INITIATIVE OF THE SUBJECT)
RECEPTIVITY (vs FREEDOM)
RELIABILITY (vs SINCERITY)
TENACITY (vs WILL)
OBLIQUiITY (vs FRONTALITY)
INDIRECTNESS (vs METHOD)
INFLUENCE (vs PERSUASION)
COHERENCE (vs MEANING)
CONNIVENCE (vs KNOWLEDGE)
MATURATION (vs MODELISATION)
REGULATION (vs REVELATION)
SILENT TRANSFORMATION (vs RESONANT EVENT)
EVASIVE (vs ASSIGNABLE)
ALLUSIVE (vs ALLEGORICAL)
AMBIGUOUS (vs EQUIVOCAL)
BETWEEN (vs BEYOND)
SURGE (vs SETTLED)
NON-POSTPONEMENT (vs DELAYING KNOWLEDGE)
RESOURCE (vs TRUTH)
Subject/Situation: On a BranchinG-Off of Thought. Note of the Seminar 2013-2014
AFTERWORD: FROM DIVERGENCE TO THE COMMON
Bibliography