Bruya Ziran

The Philosophy of Spontaneous Self-Causation
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8832-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bruya, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Taoismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Ziran and Its Absence in Western Philosophy

2. Saving Natural Human Action from the Paradox of Spontaneity

3. Effortless Attention: A Missing Concept in Contemporary Cognitive Science

4. Broadening Aesthetics: Spontaneity, the Somatic Arts, and Improvisation

Epilogue

Notes
Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

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.