Striking beauty
Subtitle: a philosophical look at the Asian martial arts
By: Barry Allen
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780231172721
Subjects: Mind and body; Human body (Philosophy); Philosophy; Martial arts
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Dao of Asian martial arts : themes from Chinese philosophy; title: From dualism to the Darwinian body : themes from western philosophy; title: Power and grace : martial arts aesthetics; title: What a body can do : martial arts ethics; title: Epilogue : martial arts and philosophy.