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Martial Arts and Philosophy: Beating and Nothingness (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Graham (Ed) Priest
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Description for Martial Arts and Philosophy: Beating and Nothingness (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Paperback. Editor(s): Priest, Graham; Young, Damon A. Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 B&W photos, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Martial arts and philosophy have always gone hand in hand, as well as fist in throat. Philosophical argument is closely paralleled with hand-to-hand combat. And all of today's Asian martial arts were developed to embody and apply philosophical ideas. In his interview with Bodidharma, Graham Priest brings out aspects of Buddhist philosophy behind Shaolin Kung-Fu -- how fighting monks are seeking Buddhahood, not brawls. But as Scott Farrell's chapter reveals, Eastern martial arts have no monopoly on philosophical traditions: Western chivalry is an education in and living revival of Aristotelian ethical theories. Several chapters look at ethical problems raised by ... Read more
Martial arts and philosophy have always gone hand in hand, as well as fist in throat. Philosophical argument is closely paralleled with hand-to-hand combat. And all of today's Asian martial arts were developed to embody and apply philosophical ideas. In his interview with Bodidharma, Graham Priest brings out aspects of Buddhist philosophy behind Shaolin Kung-Fu -- how fighting monks are seeking Buddhahood, not brawls. But as Scott Farrell's chapter reveals, Eastern martial arts have no monopoly on philosophical traditions: Western chivalry is an education in and living revival of Aristotelian ethical theories. Several chapters look at ethical problems raised by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Open Court
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
352g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780812696844
SKU
V9780812696844
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