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9780824828301

A Treatise on Efficacy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780824828301

  • ISBN10:

    0824828305

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-07-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr

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Author Biography

Francois Jullien is a professor at the University of Paris VII and director of the Institute of Contemporary Thought.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Fixing One's Eyes on a Model
1(14)
Relying on the Propensity of Things
15(17)
Goal or Consequence
32(14)
Action or Transformation
46(15)
The Structure of Opportunity
61(23)
Do Nothing (with Nothing Left Undone)
84(20)
Allow Effects to Come About
104(16)
From Efficacy to Efficiency
120(17)
The Logic of Manipulation
137(16)
Manipulation versus Persuasion
153(17)
Water Images
170(14)
In Praise of Facility
184(15)
Glossary of Chinese Expressions 199

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