Martial Arts and Philosophy
Beating and Nothingness
Seiten
2010
Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-0-8126-9684-4 (ISBN)
Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-0-8126-9684-4 (ISBN)
Martial arts and philosophy have always gone hand in hand, as well as fist in throat. Philosophical argument is closely paralleled with hand-to-hand combat. And all of today's Asian martial arts were developed to embody and apply philosophical ideas. In his interview with Bodidharma, Graham Priest brings out aspects of Buddhist philosophy behind Shaolin Kung-Fu -- how fighting monks are seeking Buddhahood, not brawls. But as Scott Farrell's chapter reveals, Eastern martial arts have no monopoly on philosophical traditions: Western chivalry is an education in and living revival of Aristotelian ethical theories. Several chapters look at ethical problems raised by the fighting arts. How can the sweaty and brutal be exquisitely beautiful? Every chapter is easily understandable by readers new to martial arts or new to philosophy.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.12.2010 |
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Reihe/Serie | Popular Culture and Philosophy |
Zusatzinfo | 40 B&W photos, B&W illustrations |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
Gewicht | 354 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8126-9684-0 / 0812696840 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8126-9684-4 / 9780812696844 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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