A Treatise on Efficacy
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A Treatise on Efficacy

Between Western and Chinese Thinking

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A Treatise on Efficacy

Between Western and Chinese Thinking

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Year
2004
ISBN
9780824843144
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. Fixing One’s Eyes on a Model
  4. 2. Relying on the Propensity of Things
  5. 3. Goal or Consequence
  6. 4. Action or Transformation
  7. 5. The Structure of Opportunity
  8. 6. Do Nothing (with Nothing Left Undone)
  9. 7. Allow Effects to Come About
  10. 8. From Efficacy to Efficiency
  11. 9. The Logic of Manipulation
  12. 10. Manipulation versus Persuasion
  13. 11. Water Images
  14. 12. In Praise of Facility
  15. Glossary of Chinese Expressions
  16. About the Author