Ebook {Epub PDF} Vital Nourishment: Departing from Happiness by François Jullien

The philosophical tradition in the West has always subjected life to conceptual divisions and questions about meaning. In Vital Nourishment, Francois Jullien contends that although this process has given rise to a rich history of inquiry, it proceeds too fast. In their anxiety about meaning, Western thinkers since Plato have forgotten simply to experience life. www.doorway.ru: Vital Nourishment: Departing from Happiness (Zone Books) () by Francois Jullien and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at . Jullien's work really is "vital nourishment," and throughout, his philosophies of processive-ness are - in fact - mirrored by the text itself. In other words, this book is not merely an "end" product, "about" his theme, but an evolution, gradually and gradually the book seems to cease being a noun, and become a verb, a flow, in which the reader participates and is informed by/5(5).

Jullien, François, Vital Nourishment: Departing From Happiness: Translated by Arthur Goldhammer. New York: Zone Books, , Pages. Hwa Yol Jung - - Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 9 (3) Vital nourishment: departing from happiness by François Jullien, ; The demands of liberty: civil society in France since the Revolution by Pierre Rosanvallon, Counter-democracy: politics in an age of distrust by Pierre Rosanvallon, François Jullien (born 2 June in Embrun, France) is a French philosopher, Hellenist, and sinologist Biography. An alumnus of the École Normale Supérieure (Paris) and holder (since Translated as Vital Nourishment: Departing from Happiness, Zone Books,

Francois Jullien, translated from French by Arthur Goldhammer, French edition JLJ - Jullien explores the concept of "Vital nourishment" or feeding one's life, as a possible addition or replacement for the "pursuit of happiness" goal that is a root of Western philosophical thought. Jullien's work really is "vital nourishment," and throughout, his philosophies of processive-ness are - in fact - mirrored by the text itself. In other words, this book is not merely an "end" product, "about" his theme, but an evolution, gradually and gradually the book seems to cease being a noun, and become a verb, a flow, in which the reader participates and is informed by. Vital Nourishment: Departing from Happiness by Fran ois Jullien, Arthur Goldhammer (Translator) | Editorial Reviews. Hardcover $ Ship.