Ziran - The Philosophy of Spontaneous Self-Causation

The ancient concept of spontaneous self-causation (ziran) from Daoism opens a path to understanding human action as self-organizing, attention as effortless, and art as somatic.

About the author

Brian Bruya is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of History and Philosophy at Eastern Michigan University. His previous books include The Philosophical Challenge from China and Effortless Attention: A New Perspective in the Cognitive Science of Attention and Action.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Bruya, Bruya Brian
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9781438488301
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-8830-1
• No. of pages: 166
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Suny Chinese Philosophy and Cu; SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, PHILOSOPHY / Taoist, Philosophy: aesthetics, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Taoism