{"product_id":"the-book-of-beginnings-franois-jullien-9780300223569","title":"The Book of Beginnings","description":"\u003cb\u003eA capstone work from a renowned philosopher who explores how Western cultural biases may be challenged by classic texts in order to enter another way of thinking\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How can a person from a Western culture enter into a way of thinking as different as that of the Chinese? Can a person truly escape from his or her own cultural perspectives and assumptions? French philosopher Fran輟is Jullien has throughout his career explored the distances between European and Chinese thought. In this fascinating summation of his work, he takes an original approach to the conundrum of cross-cultural understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jullien considers just three sentences in their original languages. Each is the first sentence of a seminal text: the Bible in Hebrew, Hesiod's \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e in Greek, and the \u003ci\u003eYijing\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eI Ching\u003c\/i\u003e) in Chinese. By dismantling these sentences, the author reveals the workings of each language and the ways of thought in which they are inscribed. He traces the hidden choices made by European reason and assumptions, discovering, among other things, what is not thought about. Through the lens of the Chinese language, Jullien offers, as always, a new and surprising view of Western culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fran輟is Jullien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300223560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300223569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 4.60w x 0.40d","brand":"Fran輟is Jullien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44212962885887,"sku":"9780300223569","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a34a2227-f8a5-4098-961c-b2a2c881834b.jpg?v=1692111271","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-beginnings-franois-jullien-9780300223569","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}