A Treatise on Efficacy: Between Western and Chinese Thinking

by Francois Jullien

Janet Lloyd (Translator)

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In this highly insightful analysis of Western and Chinese concepts of efficacy, Francois 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...Read more
  • ISBN13 9780824828158
  • Publish Date 30 April 2004
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 14 November 2009
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Hawai'i Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 220
  • Language English