Abstract
A historical consequence of power relations in European culture has been a dichotomy of reason and emotion. This pattern did not arise in China, one of the oldest and most enduring structures of power in human history. The social basis of the Chinese concept of xin (heart-mind) is considered in this paper, and a discussion of a characteristic Chinese conception of power is also presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 405-418 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Political Power |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2013 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Sociology and Political Science
User-Defined Keywords
- Daodejing
- kinship
- social structure
- submissiveness
- wuwei (effortless action)