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Effortless Action: Wu-wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China Slingerland, Edward (Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages, and Cultures, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages, and Cultures, University of Southern California)
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Effortless Action: Wu-wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China
Slingerland, Edward (Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages, and Cultures, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages, and Cultures, University of Southern California)
This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spirit ideal of wu-wei - literally 'no doing', but better rendered as 'effortless action' - in early Chinese thought.
368 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 22, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195314878 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 238 × 21 mm · 558 g |
| Language | English |
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