Effortless Action: Wu-Wei as Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China

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Top corner snipped from half-title page. Yellow highlighting on pp.7-15, skight wear to covers. "Edward Slingerland is one of a group of exciting and creative young scholars revolutionizing the study of Chinese history, culture, and religion by applying the recently developed tools of cognitive analysis, especially conceptual metaphor analysis. Effortless Action is a remarkable work that explores the meaning of the crucial concept of wu-wei in a depth never before achievable, showing how Chinese metaphorical thought forms a nexus around this most central of ideas. If you care about China, about its culture, history, and religion, you will find this book extremely enlightening. And if you are a humanist seeking a deeper understanding of culture and history, this book will open up new worlds to you."--George Lakoff, Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley 372 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Philosophy; ISBN/EAN: 9780195314878. Inventory No: dscf12196.

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Effortless Action: Wu-Wei as Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China

Editor

Oxford University Press

Fecha de publicación

2007

Encuadernación

Softcover

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Very Good

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• Philosophy