The Paradox of Being: Truth, Identity, and Images in Daoism

by Poul Andersen

The question of truth has never been more urgent than today, when the distortion of facts and the imposition of pseudo-realities in the service of the powerful have become the order of the day. In The Paradox of Being Poul Andersen addresses the concept of truth in Chinese Daoist philosophy and ritual. His approach is unapologetically universalist, and the book may be read as a call for a new way of studying Chinese culture, one that does...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067424110X
• ISBN13: 9780674241107
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"