LEADER 04525nam 22007815 450 001 9910485594403321 005 20230810172905.0 010 $a9783030739027 010 $a3030739023 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-73902-7 035 $a(CKB)5590000000487573 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6648133 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6648133 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-73902-7 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000487573 100 $a20210615d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcz#---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIgnorance is Bliss: The Chinese Art of Not Knowing /$fby Mieke Matthyssen 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (397 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Studies in Indigenous Psychology,$x2946-4706 311 0 $a9783030739010 311 0 $a3030739015 320 $aIncludes index. 327 $a1. Introduction: The Chinese Art of Not Knowing -- 2. The Daoist Sage Fool and the Confucian Learned Man -- 3. The Art of Not Knowing: A Scholar's Paradox -- 4. The Modern Wisdom of Playing Dumb -- 5. The Wisdom of Playing Dumb in Practice -- 6. The Psycho-Social Appeal of the Wisdom of Playing Dumb -- 7. The Moral Code of Playing Dumb -- 8. Conclusion: The Culture of Vagueness in Transition -- 9. Postscript: Hutu at the Crossroads of Knowledge and Information (Louise Sundararajan). 330 $aThis book examines the popular, yet puzzling, Chinese saying Nande hutu ???? to uncover how the ancient Chinese wisdom of not knowing is constructed, interpreted, practiced and valued in contemporary society. Originating in the calligraphy of Qing-dynasty scholar Zheng Banqiao, Nande hutu translates literally as: "hard to attain muddle-headedness". Mieke Matthyssen traces the historical development of this saying and related philosophies to reveal a culturally conditioned, multi-layered inclination to different forms of not knowing. In contemporary society, she argues, this inclination forms part of a living art: in some respects, a passive, evasive strategy for self-preservation; in other respects, a strategy for coping with intrapersonal, interpersonal and social complexities. Drawing on an extensive range of primary sources and original research, the analysis skillfully combines philosophical and socio-historical analysis with theory from Chinese philosophy, philosophical psychology and the relatively new field of indigenous psychology, to provide an in-depth understanding of how Nande hutu has shaped, and continues to shape, the Chinese psyche and behaviour. This book will appeal to all readers looking for fresh insights into Chinese culture, and in particular to students and scholars of Chinese and Asian studies, cultural and social anthropology, and philosophical and indigenous psychology. Mieke Matthyssen is a lecturer in the Department of Chinese Studies at Ghent University, Belgium. Her research interests focus on the intellectual history and contemporary interpretation of traditional Chinese philosophies of life, health strategies and indigenous psychology. She has published in journals such as Contemporary Chinese Thought and Journal of Asian History. 410 0$aPalgrave Studies in Indigenous Psychology,$x2946-4706 606 $aEthnopsychology 606 $aPhilosophy, Chinese 606 $aMental health 606 $aEthnology$zAsia 606 $aCulture 606 $aAnthropology 606 $aIndigenous peoples$xReligion 606 $aCross-Cultural Psychology 606 $aChinese Philosophy 606 $aMental Health 606 $aAsian Culture 606 $aAnthropology 606 $aIndigenous Religion 615 0$aEthnopsychology. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Chinese. 615 0$aMental health. 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aAnthropology. 615 0$aIndigenous peoples$xReligion. 615 14$aCross-Cultural Psychology. 615 24$aChinese Philosophy. 615 24$aMental Health. 615 24$aAsian Culture. 615 24$aAnthropology. 615 24$aIndigenous Religion. 676 $a149 676 $a121.0951 700 $aMatthyssen$b Mieke$0971587 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910485594403321 996 $aIgnorance is bliss$92811936 997 $aUNINA