From Being to Living: A Euro-Chinese Lexicon of Thought

by Michael Richardson, François Jullien, Krzysztof Fijalkowski

Book Overview

This new English translation of Fran ois 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526487292
• ISBN13: 9781526487292
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"