Francois julliens most popular book is the philosophy of living. That is a perceptive starting point for this essay, first published in french in. Volume 47 issue 1 boundary 2 duke university press. Toward a history of efficacy in china is a very interesting, yet also very difficult, book. In the silent transformations, jullien resituates western philosophy by examining it in the light of traditions of thought that have developed from fundamentally different concepts and contexts. Francois jullien and the hazards of chinese reality september 27, 2012. Moving between the rhetorical traditions of ancient greece and china, jullien does not attempt a simple comparison of the two civilizations.
We use a conceptual process, based on the work of french philosopher and sinologist francois jullien. The question, what and where china is philosophically speaking, is discussed with regard to the role of context, the notion of heterotopy, and. The book retraces the history of the concept of the universal from its invention as an. This week, the famous french sinologist francois jullien is in taibei for a series of. Jullien contends that, rather than seeing reality as part of a greater plan moving towards a teleological end state, the chinese. Francois jullien its simple, i started with classical studies, preparatory classes, studied at lycee henri iv, ecole normale superieure ens and did studies of greek language and philosophy. Indeed, jullien 2014 2008 argues that western european, and by extension anglophone thought more generally, shares a particular common heritage in aristotelean philosophy, which permeates european languages and experience. On the universal sees francois jullien focus on whether universal values exist and whether dialogue between cultures is possible. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our privacy policy.
Oct 26, 2014 on the universal sees francois jullien focus on whether universal values exist and whether dialogue between cultures is possible. In this strikingly original contribution to our understanding of chinese philosophy, francle. In her introduction to this volume, translator paula varsano quotes jullien s description of his lifelong foray into chinese philosophy as a neverending detour 8. Francois jullien i count upon the fact that i can redo in order not to do. Controversy over jullien, or where and what is china. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, the great image has no form explores the nonobject a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Jullien rightly points to the fact that it is highly misleading to translate zhi as will. This article is about francois jullien and a controversy that arose over the publication of a pamphlet by jean francois billeter entitled against francois jullien, replied by jullien in a volume subt. Pdf on jun 1, 2008, thierry meynard and others published jullien, francois, a treatise on efficacy. Jf jullien, born in 1942, received his engineering degree from insa in 1966 and two phd in 1970 and 1974 from insa of lyon. Francois jullien, the leading philosopher and specialist in chinese thought, has always aimed at building on intercultural relations between china and the west. The question, what and where china is philosophically speaking, is discussed with regard to the role of context, the notion of heterotopy, and the political side of talk about china. There he argues that the unreferenced quotations used by jeanfrancois billeter are fabrications and that billeter attempts to construct an imaginary version of francois jullien s work to argue against. The book the great image has no form, or on the nonobject through painting, francois jullien is published by university of chicago press.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. For voltaire and his contemporaries founded their vision of china on the picture provided by their enemies, the jesuits, who themselves. Pdf on the universal, the uniform, the common and dialogue. French philosopher francois jullien has throughout his career explored the distances between european and chinese thought. August 31, 2015 francois jullien, on the universal, the uniform, the common and dialogue between cultures, polity, 2014, 189pp. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The chicago distribution center is temporarily closed. The great image has no form, or on the nonobject through. Follow francois jullien and explore their bibliography from s francois jullien author page. Thus begins francois jullien s investigation into the strategy, subtlety, and production of meaning in ancient and modern chinese aesthetic and political texts and events. Francois jullien invites the reader to explore reasons unthought choices, and to take a fresh look at our more basic involvement in the world. The heated french debate on comparative philosophy. Jullien here opens a space for a new way of thinking, and this refreshing book will stimulate the interest of scholars in both western and eastern. Francois jullien has 76 books on goodreads with 2438 ratings.
Appearing for the first time in english, this groundbreaking work of philosophy, anthropology, aesthetics, and sinology is. Alla pratica pigra del pensare per differenze jullien propone di affiancare e anche di sostituire quella dello scarto ecart. Philosopher, hellenist, and sinologist francoise jullien discusses his book the silent transformations. Jan 01, 2014 regardless of just how personal billeters opposition to jullien was meant to beand at least one commentator claims that beyond the polemical title the text offers a rigorous argumentation danjou 2006. This is at least partly due to its failure to selfquestion its western centric roots. Ondizziness in conversation withfrancois jullienmaking. Jullien thinks this is the only way in which their coexistence can be ensured, without falling on either side of the ideological blockage, i. As jullien notes in the introduction, he is analyzing the chinese concept of shi, a common word for the chinese with no fixed meaning. Abstract this article is about francois jullien and a controversy that arose over the publication of a pamphlet by jean francois billeter entitled. And even the most earnest revolution can imperceptibly become its own system of privilege and corruptionjust as global warming has slowly modified the climate by degrees. On the universal, the uniform, the common and dialogue between cultures. There he argues that the unreferenced quotations used by jeanfrancois billeter are fabrications and that billeter attempts to construct an imaginary version of francois julliens work to argue against.
In premodern china, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. The uniform, the common and dialogue between cultures francois jullien on. Francois jullien, the leading philosopher and specialist inchinese thought, has always aimed at building on interculturalrelations between china and the w. Feb 05, 1992 francois jullien s the propensity of things. In giving landscape the name mountainwater, the chinese language provides a powerful alternative to western biases. Later at the rue dulm ens i was looking for a possible standpoint outside of what is considered to be the european tradition. Francois jullien zkouma odchylky ecart mezi evropskym a cinskym myslenim, spise nez ze by oba systemy porovnaval. On the universal, the uniform, the common and dialogue. The book of beginnings francois jullien, jody gladding. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Pdf applying a form of indirect strategy, jullien has opened up an alternative to. The current work of francois jullien aims at simultaneously disorienting thought, exploring in the far east other intelligibilities than those developed by european thought. Already translated into six languages, francois jullien s in praise of blandness has become a classic. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Sustainable development of human resources inspired by. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A consideration of blandness not as the absence of defining qualities but as the harmonious union of all potential valuesan infinite opening into human experience. Pdf the great image has no form, or on the nonobject. Francois jullien s explorations in strategy article pdf available in comparative strategy 264. Click download or read online button to get the propensity of things book now. The propensity of things download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Francois julliens explorations in strategy article pdf available in comparative strategy 264.
The appearance of the second time allows me to step across the first time, and no time ever happens. In these respects, then, our current discussion raises broad issues of postcolonial ontologies and. University of hawaii press books are printed on acidfree paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the council on library resources. We are delivering some of our books from alternative locations, though others may be delayed. Consider, for example, the thought of the event, which is a thought of the break, the rupture, of radical caesuraof the miracle, which jullien who is also a thinker of christianity frequently mentions. Project muse what about the billeterjullien debate. Jullien considers just three sentences in their original languages. Jullien, billeter claims, has taken this myth and updatedit to the present, while at the same time hiding its political significance.
Francois jullien born 2 june 1951 in embrun, france is a french philosopher, hellenist, and. Michael richardson is lecturer in sociology at the school of oriental and african studies soas, london. In this fascinating summation of his work, he takes an original approach to the conundrum of crosscultural understanding. Moving between the rhetorical traditions of ancient greece and china, jullien does not attempt a simple comparison of. Francois jullien and the hazards of chinese reality warp. The controversy assumed a weight that went beyond jullien and the french debate to the heart of sinology and also of philosophy. By francois jullien, translated by michael richardson and krzysztof fijalkowski. This paper provides a philosophical repositioning of human resource management hrm to further sustainable human resources development hrd.
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