The paradox of power : Conceptions of power and the relations of reason and emotion in European and Chinese culture

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Barbalet, Jack and Qi, Xiaoying. (2013). The paradox of power : Conceptions of power and the relations of reason and emotion in European and Chinese culture. Journal of Political Power. 6(3), pp. 405-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/2158379X.2013.846554

Authors	Barbalet, Jack and Qi, Xiaoying
Abstract	An 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 the paper, and a discussion of a characteristic Chinese conception of power is also presented.
Keywords	social structure; kinship; Daodejing; submissiveness; wuwei (effortless action)
Year	2013
Journal	Journal of Political Power
Journal citation	6 (3), pp. 405-418
Publisher	Routledge
ISSN	2158-379X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1080/2158379X.2013.846554
Scopus EID	2-s2.0-84889640954
Open access	Published as green open access
Research or scholarly	Research
Page range	405-418
Research Group	Institute for Religion, Politics, and Society
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