From Being to Living : a Euro-Chinese lexicon of thought by Krzysztof Fijalkowski

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This new English translation of François Jullien’s work is a compelling summation of his thinking on the comparison between Western and Chinese thought. The title, From Being to Living, summarises his essential point: that western thinking is obsessed by – and determined as well as limited by – the notion of Being, whereas traditional Chinese thought was always situated in Living.

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From Being to Living : a Euro-Chinese lexicon of thought by Krzysztof Fijalkowski

This new English translation of Francois Julliens work is a compelling summation of his thinking on the comparison between Western and Chinese thought. The title, From Being to Living, summarises his essential point: that western thinking is obsessed by and determined as well as limited by the notion of Being, whereas traditional Chinese thought was always situated in Living.
Michael Richardson is Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London
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ISBN 13 9781526487292
ISBN 10 1526487292
Title From Being to Living : a Euro-Chinese lexicon of thought
Author Krzysztof Fijalkowski
Series Published In Association With Theory Culture And Society Ser
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Year published 2019-12-18
Number of pages 224
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