The Propensity of Things: Toward a History of Efficacy in China by Janet Lloyd, François Jullien

The Propensity of Things: Toward a History of Efficacy in China

Janet Lloyd, François Jullien

320 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

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In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologist Fran�ois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi--meaning disposition or circumstance, power or potential--as a touchstone to explore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate stru...

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