Effortless Action Wu-Wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China |
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| Author:
| Slingerland, Edward |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-531487-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2007 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spirit ideal of wu-wei - literally 'no doing', but better rendered as 'effortless action' - in early Chinese thought.
This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spirit ideal of wu-wei - literally 'no doing', but better rendered as 'effortless action' - in early Chinese thought.