The Chinese Pleasure Book by Michael Nylan

The Chinese Pleasure Book

Michael Nylan

472 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy informative reflective relaxing medium-paced
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This book takes up one of the most important themes in Chinese thought: the relation of pleasurable activities to bodily health and to the health of the body politic. Unlike Western theories of pleasure, early Chinese writings contrast pleasure no...

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