Sources of Japanese Tradition, Vol. 1: From Earliest Times to 1600

Miller, Roy Andrew; Bary, Wm. Theodore de; Keene, Donald; Tanabe, George J.; Varley, Paul

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“…In understanding Eastern interpretations of creativity, it is critical to go beyond Confucianism to consider other philosophies such as Daoism. Contrasting Daoism and Confucianism, De Bary and Bloom (1999) observe, "To the solemn gravity and burden of social responsibility of Confucianism, Daoism opposes a flight from respectability and the conventional duties of society; in place of the Confucian concern for things worldly and human, it holds out a vision of other, transcendental worlds of the spirit" (77). Daoist traditions have played a significant role in the history of China; major discoveries in Chinese geography, cartography, mineralogy, and chemistry were advanced by eminent Daoists (Kuo, 1996).…”

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Daoism, Novelty, and Usefulness: A Philosophical Exploration of Creativity

Tan

2022

Journal of Creative Behavior

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This paper elucidates a Daoist perspective of creativity by focusing on novelty and usefulness. Drawing on the thought of Zhuangzi, it is noted that he advocates original and unorthodox views by challenging social norms and traditional practices. He also questions the prevailing notions and assumptions concerning the usefulness and uselessness of things and people. To liberate humans from conventional commitment and judgment, Zhuangzi recommends two Daoist concepts. The first is "fasting of the heart-mind" (xin zhai) where a person empties oneself of preconceived ideas and practices. The second Daoist notion is "wandering" (you) where one responds to people, things, and situations in an open-minded, appreciative, playful, and spontaneous manner. There are three major implications arising from a Zhuangzian conception of creativity: it contributes to an existing literature gap on the philosophy of creativity, extends the research on Eastern formulations of creativity that hitherto have centered on Confucianism, and challenges and reconstructs the prevalent understandings and presuppositions concerning creativity and related terms.

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“…Among the indigenous philosophical traditions in the East is Daoism. Highlighting the immense impact of Daoism in China, De Bary and Bloom (1999) observe that Daoism and Confucianism "complement each other, running side by side like two powerful streams through all later Chinese thought and literature" (p. 77; also see Tan, 2020bTan, , 2020c.…”

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2022

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Aesthetics as Investigation of Self, Subject, and Ethical Agency in Postwar Trauma in Kawabata’s The Sound of the Mountain

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2015

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Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952 novel The Sound of the Mountain is widely praised for its aesthetic qualities, from its adaptation of aesthetics from The Tale of Genji , through the beauty of its prose and the patterning of its images, to the references to arts and nature within the text. This essay, by contrast, shows that Kawabata uses these features to demonstrate the effects of the mass trauma following World War II and the complicated grief it induced, on the psychology of moral/ethical understanding, decision making, and action.

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Sources of Japanese Tradition, Vol. 1: From Earliest Times to 1600

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Daoism, Novelty, and Usefulness: A Philosophical Exploration of Creativity

Daoism, Novelty, and Usefulness: A Philosophical Exploration of Creativity

Aesthetics as Investigation of Self, Subject, and Ethical Agency in Postwar Trauma in Kawabata’s The Sound of the Mountain

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