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Ziran : The Philosophy of Spontaneous Self-Causation / Brian Bruya.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bruya, Brian, 1966- author.
- Series:
- SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
- SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spontaneity (Philosophy).
- Taoist philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 168 pages
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- The ancient concept of spontaneous self-causation (ziran) from Daoism opens a path to understanding human action as self-organizing, attention as effortless, and art as somatic.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Ziran and Its Absence in Western Philosophy
- Saving Natural Human Action from the Paradox of Spontaneity
- Effortless Attention
- Broadening Aesthetics
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bruya, Brian Ziran
- ISBN:
- 9781438488325
- 1438488327
- OCLC:
- 1321799438
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