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Ignorance is bliss : the Chinese art of not knowing /

This book examines the popular, yet puzzling, Chinese saying Nande hutu to uncover how the ancient Chinese wisdom of not knowing is constructed, interpreted, practiced and valued in contemporary society.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthyssen, Mieke (Author)
Other Authors: Yang, Jie (writer of foreword.), Sundararajan, Louise (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:Palgrave studies in indigenous psychology.
Subjects:
Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) > Social aspects > China.
Philosophical anthropology > China.
Social psychology > China.
Wisdom > Social aspects > China.

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