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Ignorance is Bliss: The Chinese Art of Not Knowing

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This book examines the popular, yet puzzling, Chinese saying Nande hutu 难得糊涂 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 analysiswith 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.

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Inventory Code	Barcode	Call Number	Location	Status
2108000318	EB0005968	150.1 Mat i	Central Library (OPAC)	Available

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Series Title

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Call Number

150.1 Mat i

Publisher

Springer : Palgrave Macmillan Cham., 2021

Collation

XXII, 380p.:ill

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-030-73902-7

Classification

150.1

Content Type

Ebook

Media Type

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Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

1

Subject(s)

Psycology--philosophy

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