Description: In this highly insightful analysis of Western and Chinese concepts of efficacy, Franois 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 stategies work in several domains (the battle-field, for example) and analyzes two resulting acts of war. The Chinese strategist manipulates his own troops and the enemy to win a battle without waging war and to bring about victory effortlessly. Efficacity in China is thus conceived of in terms of transformation (as opposed to action) and manipulation, making it closer to what is understood as efficacy in the West. Jullien's brilliant interpretations of an array of recondite texts are key to understanding our own conceptions of action, time, and reality in this foray into the world of Chinese thought. In its clear and penetrating characterization of two contrasting views of reality from a heretofore unexplored perspective, Treatise on Efficacy will be of central importance in the intellectual debate between East and West.
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EAN: 9780824828301
UPC: 9780824828301
ISBN: 9780824828301
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Format: Paperback, 220 pages
Author: Francois Jullien
Book Title: A Treatise on Efficacy: Between Western and Chines
Item Height: 1.6 cm
Item Length: 22.7 cm
Item Weight: 0.33 kg
Item Width: 15.1 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
