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The paradox of power : Conceptions of power and the relations of reason and emotion in European and Chinese culture
Barbalet, Jack Qi, Xiaoying
Barbalet, Jack
Qi, Xiaoying
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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)
Date
2013
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Journal article
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Journal of Political Power
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Volume
6
Issue
3
Page Range
405-418
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ACU Department
Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Education and Arts
School of Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Education and Arts
School of Arts and Humanities
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Published as green open access
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Open
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Controlled
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This record includes an authors accepted manuscript. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Political Power on 04 Dec. 2013, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/2158379X.2013.846554.