The dao of madness: mental illness and self-cultivation in early Chinese philosophy and medicine

"Chapter One lays out the dominant views of self, agency, and moral responsibility in early Chinese Philosophy. The reason for this is that these views inform the ways early Chinese thinkers approach mental illness, as well as the role they see it playing in self-cultivation as a whole (whether...

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1. Verfasser: McLeod, Alexus 1978- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2021]
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Zusammenfassung:"Chapter One lays out the dominant views of self, agency, and moral responsibility in early Chinese Philosophy. The reason for this is that these views inform the ways early Chinese thinkers approach mental illness, as well as the role they see it playing in self-cultivation as a whole (whether they view it as problematic or beneficial, for example). In this chapter I offer a view of a number of dominant conceptions of mind, body, and agency in early Chinese thought, through a number of philosophical and medical texts"--
Beschreibung:265 Seiten 25 cm
ISBN:9780197505915

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