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The paradox of power: conceptions of power and the relations of reason and emotion in European and Chinese culture

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: A historical consequence of power relations in European culture has been a dichotomy of reason and emotion. This pattern did not arise in China, one of the oldest and most enduring structures of power in human history. The social basis of the Chinese concept of xin (heart-mind) is considered in this paper, and a discussion of a characteristic Chinese conception of power is also presented.

Source: Journal of Political Power

DOI: 10.1080/2158379x.2013.846554

Authors: Jack Barbalet, Xiaoying Qi

Institutions: Hong Kong Baptist University, Western Sydney University, University of Wollongong

Language: English

Topic: Chinese history and philosophy

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2005754216

FWCI: 1.034

Cites: 55

Cited by: 6

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