TY  - GEN
T1  - Ziran : the philosophy of spontaneous self-causation
T2  - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
A1  - Bruya, Brian, 1966-
LA  - English
PP  - Albany
PB  - SUNY Press
YR  - 2022
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1452469278
AB  - "Ziran, an idea from ancient Daoism, defies easy translation into English but can almost be captured by the term "spontaneity." It means "self-causation," if "self" is understood as fundamentally plural, and "causation" is understood as sensitivity and responsiveness. Applying ziran to the fields of action theory, attention theory, and aesthetics, Brian Bruya uses easy-to-read, straightforward prose to show, step-by-step, how this philosophical concept from an ancient tradition can be used to advance theory today. Incorporated into contemporary philosophy of action, ziran opens us to the notion of movement and action as self-organizing. Incorporated into contemporary cognitive science, ziran opens us to the possibility of effortless attention, contrary to the reigning paradigm. Incorporated into contemporary aesthetics, ziran opens us to a new category of art--somatic art--and a new, refined understanding of improvisation"--
OP  - 156
CN  - B162.7 .B789 2022eb
SN  - 9781438488325
SN  - 1438488327
SN  - 1438488319
SN  - 9781438488318
SN  - 1438488300
SN  - 9781438488301
KW  - Spontaneity (Philosophy)
KW  - Taoist philosophy.
KW  - Spontanéité (Philosophie)
KW  - Philosophie taoïste.
KW  - PHILOSOPHY / Taoist
KW  - Taoist philosophy
ER  -