Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Assassin and the Philosophy of Non-Action
2. Shadow and the Mandate of Heaven
3. Seven Swords and Confucian Militarism
4. Buddhist Impermanence and Martial Arts in The Grandmaster
5. The Final Master: A Novel Permutation on the Mohist Youxia
6. Wolf Warrior II: Latter-day Youxia
7. Conclusion

About the author

Stephen Teo is Associate Professor in the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Summary

This book focuses on the philosophy of Chinese martial arts film, arguing that philosophy provides a key to understanding the whole genre.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Teo, Teo Stephen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367474157
• ISBN: 978-0-367-47415-7
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; China, PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist, Non-Western philosophy, Film: styles & genres, Film Theory & Criticism, Film: styles and genres, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental martial arts, Film history, theory or criticism, Chinese martial arts / Kung-fu, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General