A Treatise on Efficacy : : Between Western and Chinese Thinking / / François Jullien.
In this highly insightful analysis of Western and Chinese concepts of efficacy, François Jullien subtly delves into the metaphysical preconceptions of the two civilizations to account for diverging patterns of action in warfare, politics, and diplomacy. He shows how Western and Chinese strategies wo...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2004] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Fixing One's Eyes on a Model
- 2. Relying on the Propensity of Things
- 3. Goal or Consequence
- 4. Action or Transformation
- 5. The Structure of Opportunity
- 6. Do Nothing (with Nothing Left Undone)
- 7. Allow Effects to Come About
- 8. From Efficacy to Efficiency
- 9. The Logic of Manipulation
- 10. Manipulation versus Persuasion
- 11. Water Images
- 12. In Praise of Facility
- Glossary of Chinese Expressions
- About the Author