In this strikingly original contribution to our understanding of Chinese philosophy, Françle;ois Julien, a French sinologist whose work has not yet appeared in English uses the Chinese concept of shi—meaning disposition or circumstance, power or potential—as a touchstone to explore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate and coherent structure underlying Chinese modes of thinking.
The Propensity of Things Toward a History of Efficacy in China François Jullien; Translated by Janet Lloyd Cloth / November 1995 In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologist François Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi—meaning disposition or circumstance, power or potential—as a touchstone to explore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate structure underlying Chinese modes of thinking. Price $38.95 | ADD TO CART
Myth and Society in Ancient Greece Jean-Pierre Vernant; Translated by Janet Lloyd Paper / August 1990 Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies. Price $19.95 | ADD TO CART
Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet; Translated by Janet Lloyd Cloth / November 1988 In this work, published here as a single volume, the authors present a disturbing and decidedly non-classical reading of Greek tragedy that insists on its radical discontinuity with our own outlook and with our social, aesthetic, and psychological categories. Price $46.95 | ADD TO CART
