Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780770437633ISBN-10:077043763XUPC:9780770437633Book Category:Philosophy, Psychology, ScienceBook Subcategory:Eastern, Interpersonal Relations, Cognitive ScienceSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCME1ACB4R
Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity
A deeply original exploration of the power of spontaneity--an ancient Chinese ideal that cognitive scientists are only now beginning to understand--and why it is so essential to our well-being
Why is it always hard to fall asleep the night before an important meeting? Or be charming and relaxed on a first date? What is it about a politician who seems wooden or a comedian whose jokes fall flat or...
Why is it always hard to fall asleep the night before an important meeting? Or be charming and relaxed on a first date? What is it about a politician who seems wooden or a comedian whose jokes fall flat or...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780770437633ISBN-10:077043763XUPC:9780770437633Book Category:Philosophy, Psychology, ScienceBook Subcategory:Eastern, Interpersonal Relations, Cognitive ScienceSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCME1ACB4R
Edward Slingerland is Professor of Asian Studies and Canada Research Chair in Chinese Thought and Embodied Cognition at the University of British Columbia. Educated at Princeton, Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley, he is an internationally renowned expert in Chinese thought, comparative religion, and cognitive science. In addition to over twenty academic journal articles in a...
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