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MENTAL FASTING IN THE STUDY OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY: LIU XIAOGAN VERSUS ESTHER KLEIN.

Inspired by a dialogue in Zhuangzi, I distinguish three interconnected layers in academic debates. On the top, there is contention in terms of knowledge: facts, theories, hypotheses, etc. Below that level are usually unacknowledged, but nevertheless influential, emotions. On the bottom lies an infin...

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Published in:Problems / Problemos pp. 9 - 24
Main Author: Defoort, Carine
Format: Article
Published: Vilnius University 2016 Supplement
Subjects:
Fasting
Chinese philosophy
Academic debating
Liu Xiaogan
Klein, Esther
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