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Record Nr.

UNINA9910133476703321

Autore

Cheng Anne

Titolo

Can China think? : inaugural lecture delivered on Thursday 11 December 2008 / / Anne Cheng; traduction de Sean Moores

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Collège de France, 2013

France : , : Collège de France, , 2013

ISBN

2-7226-0228-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Leçons inaugurales du collège de france

Soggetti

Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East

History & Archaeology

East Asia

China Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

Since the Age of Enlightenment in Europe, much scholarly work has been done on “thinking China”. A result has been the most contradictory representations which attempt to reconcile “philosophical China” with “Oriental despotism”, or an eternal aesthetic and consensual China with a more unpredictable and disturbing vision of the country. To break free of these tenacious clichés, Anne Cheng proposes that we listen carefully to what Chinese authors actually have to say. After all, is China not herself able to think and conceive of her own reality?