Allen Striking Beauty

A Philosophical Look at the Asian Martial Arts
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-53934-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Using the ethics and aesthetics of the Asian martial arts to enrich our knowledge of human behavior, bodily movement, technical knowledge, and artistic creation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, Barry

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Kampfsportarten, Selbstverteidigung Ostasiatische Kampfkünste
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Kulturphilosophie

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.