Effortless Action: Wu-Wei as Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China
by Edward Slingerland
Title:
Effortless Action: Wu-Wei as Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China
Author:
Edward Slingerland
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
368 pages
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13:
9780195314878
EAN:
9780195314878
Classifications:
Interdisciplinary studies
Weight (g):
678
Dimensions (mm):
238 x 156 x 21
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£33.74
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Description
This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spirit ideal of wu-wei - literally 'no doing', but better rendered as 'effortless action' - in early Chinese thought.
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