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Roald Knutsen
AUTHOR OF JAPANESE SPEARS
Sun Tzu’s Art of War has exerted a great influence in the field of military thinking for over two-and-a-half thousand years and many of this theories are as valid today as in the distant past. While ... |
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A major philosophy of life in East Asia
Torbjorn Loden
UNIVERSITY OF STOCKHOLM
KEY FEATURE(S) The main purpose of this book is to provide both an outline and an appraisal of
Confucianism as a system of ideas and beliefs thaT evolved during the past three millennia and continue to do so. Confucianism has not only been a philosophy of life for hundreds of millions of people, it has also been a guiding ideology for states, including the Chinese empire and the governments of contemporary Singapore and South Korea.
Written by one of Europe’s leading Chinese Studies scholars who is also co-founder of the Stockholm Academy of Chinese Culture, this volume offers students, researchers and followers alike a welcome n... |
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Ki and Ri in Chinese and Japanese Thought. A survey
Olof G. Lidin
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
KEY FEATURE(S) Developed over many years, Lidin here offers a survey of Confucian thought, Chinese and Japanese, with a new theme that ends up with a conclusion that links early Taoist philosophy and modern rational thought.
Ki emerged first and is the thread that runs through the millennia of Chinese philosophy. Ri was added later in Sung times and, together, ki and ri became the mains... |
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The Force Within
Kouzo Kaku
TOGUN RYU SCHOOL OF FENCING
The concept of ki, or inner energy, has been a propelling force in Japanese culture, religion and the martial arts for centuries. The 1980s and 90s, in particular, were notable for a burgeoning... |
