Striking Beauty

Informationen zum Autor Barry Allen is professor of philosophy at McMaster University; has held visiting appointments in Jerusalem, Istanbul, Shanghai, and Hong Kong; and is associate editor at the interdisciplinary journal Common Knowledge. His research concerns aesthetics, technology, the theory of knowledge, and Chinese philosophy. He is the author of Truth in Philosophy ; Knowledge and Civilization ; Artifice and Design: Art and Technology in Human Experience ; and Vanishing into Things: Knowledge in Chinese Tradition . Klappentext Using the ethics and aesthetics of the Asian martial arts to enrich our knowledge of human behavior, bodily movement, technical knowledge, and artistic creation. Zusammenfassung Using the ethics and aesthetics of the Asian martial arts to enrich our knowledge of human behavior, bodily movement, technical knowledge, and artistic creation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Dao of Asian Martial Arts: Themes from Chinese Philosophy 2. From Dualism to the Darwinian Body: Themes from Western Philosophy 3. Power and Grace: Martial Arts Aesthetics 4. What a Body Can Do: Martial Arts Ethics Epilogue: Martial Arts and Philosophy Chinese–English Glossary Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Barry Allen
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.08.2015
• EAN: 9780231172721
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17272-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 238 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; China, Martial Arts, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, HISTORY / Asia / China, PHILOSOPHY / Taoist, Sports & outdoor recreation, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, RELIGION / Taoism, East Asian religions, SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / General