Ziran The Philosophy of Spontaneous Self-Causation

Brian Bruya, "Ziran: The Philosophy of Spontaneous Self-Causation "
English | ISBN: 1438488319 | 2022 | 156 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Ziran, an idea from ancient Daoism, defies easy translation into English but can almost be captured by the term "spontaneity." It means "self-causation," if "self" is understood as fundamentally plural, and "causation" is understood as sensitivity and responsiveness. Applying ziran to the fields of action theory, attention theory, and aesthetics, Brian Bruya uses easy-to-read, straightforward prose to show, step-by-step, how this philosophical concept from an ancient tradition can be used to advance theory today. Incorporated into contemporary philosophy of action,