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A Treatise on Efficacy: Between Western and Chinese Thinking Paperback – April 30, 2004

by François Jullien (Author), Janet Lloyd (Translator)
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In this highly insightful analysis of Western and Chinese concepts of efficacy, François Jullien subtly delves into the metaphysical preconceptions of the two civilizations to account for diverging patterns of action in warfare, politics, and diplomacy. He shows how Western and Chinese strategies work in several domains (the battlefield, for example) and analyzes two resulting acts of war. The Chinese strategist manipulates his own troops and the enemy to win a battle without waging war and to bring about victory effortlessly. Efficacity in China is thus conceived of in terms of transformation (as opposed to action) and manipulation, making it closer to what is understood as efficacy in the West.

Jullien’s brilliant interpretations of an array of recondite texts are key to understanding our own conceptions of action, time, and reality in this foray into the world of Chinese thought. In its clear and penetrating characterization of two contrasting views of reality from a heretofore unexplored perspective, A Treatise on Efficacy will be of central importance in the intellectual debate between East and West.

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    University of Hawaii Press
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    5.94 x 0.64 x 8.94 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0824828305
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0824828301
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A valuable step in helping people from both the Chinese and Western traditions to understand themselves and each other ― Philosophy East and West

Brilliant and illuminating ... It is simply a must for anyone interested in what the Chinese, particularly the Daoist, tradition has to offer the world. ― China Review International

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François Jullien is professor of Chinese studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Paris VII.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Hawaii Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2004
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0824828305
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0824828301
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.94 x 0.64 x 8.94 inches
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    One of the rare books that compare the Eastern and Western civilizations in their fundamentals!
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  • Keri Phillips
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking and Engaging
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2013
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    Professor Jullien took me to a totally new world. In doing so I was delighted to find myself questioning previously held assumptions and beliefs. Constantly I was needing to ask myself, Where do I truly need to stand in order to seek to understand and compare Western and Chinese thinking ? Inevitably I came away from the book with as many questions as answers, and that for me is this author's gift. He combines clarity and precision of thinking with a generosity and openness to ideas. These ideas then have the potential to be applied in many different domains, not least cross-cultural working.
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  • George Burt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful ideas and beautifully written
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2013
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    Well argued book that opens up new possibilities for thinking in business and management. This should be a must read book for those looking for unusual ways of understanding the world and our experience of it.
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