Details

Subject(s)

• Act (Philosophy) [Browse]
• Agent (Philosophy) [Browse]
• Philosophy, Chinese [Browse]
• Philosophy, Comparative [Browse]

Series

Oxford scholarship online. [More in this series]

Summary note

This monograph is dedicated to the exploration and rigorous reconstruction of relational action devised by Classical Chinese philosophers who attempted to account for the interdependent and embedded character of human agency - what Mercedes Valmisa denominates 'adapting' or 'adaptive agency' (yin). As opposed to more unilateral approaches to action conceptualized in the Classical Chinese corpus, such as forceful and prescriptive agency, adapting requires heightened awareness of self and others, equanimity, flexibility, creativity, and response. Valmisa explores the core conception of adapting both on autochthonous terms and by cross-cultural comparison, drawing on the European and Analytic philosophical traditions as well as on scholarship from other disciplines, opening a brand-new topic in Chinese and comparative philosophy.

Notes

Also issued in print: 2021.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 30, 2021).

ISBN

• 0-19-757297-9
• 0-19-757299-5
• 0-19-757298-7

OCLC

1243906676

Statement on language in description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...