Vital Nourishment: Departing from Happiness

by François Jullien

An intellectual history of the concept of life and body politics in Chinese philosophy

The philosophical tradition in the West has always subjected life to conceptual divisions and questions about meaning. Although this process has given rise to a rich history of inquiry, it proceeds too fast, contends Fran ois Jullien. In its anxiety about meaning, Western thinkers since Plato have forgotten simply to experience life.

In Vital...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890951803
• ISBN13: 9781890951801
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Zone Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher