Martial Arts and Philosophy: Beating and Nothingness

by Graham Priest and Damon Young

Book Overview

Martial arts and philosophy have always gone hand in hand, as well as fist in throat. Philosophical argument is closely paralleled with hand-to-hand combat. And all of today's Asian martial arts were developed to embody and apply philosophical ideas. In his interview with Bodidharma, Graham Priest brings out aspects of Buddhist philosophy behind Shaolin Kung-Fu -- how fighting monks are seeking Buddhahood, not brawls. But as Scott Farrell's chapter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812696840
• ISBN13: 9780812696844
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.7"