{"product_id":"ziran","title":"Ziran","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ancient concept of spontaneous self-causation (ziran) from Daoism opens a path to understanding human action as self-organizing, attention as effortless, and art as somatic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eZiran\u003c\/i\u003e, an idea from ancient Daoism, defies easy translation into English but can almost be captured by the term \"spontaneity.\" It means \"self-causation,\" if \"self\" is understood as fundamentally plural, and \"causation\" is understood as sensitivity and responsiveness. Applying \u003ci\u003eziran\u003c\/i\u003e to the fields of action theory, attention theory, and aesthetics, Brian Bruya uses easy-to-read, straightforward prose to show, step-by-step, how this philosophical concept from an ancient tradition can be used to advance theory today. Incorporated into contemporary philosophy of action, \u003ci\u003eziran\u003c\/i\u003e opens us to the notion of movement and action as self-organizing. Incorporated into contemporary cognitive science, \u003ci\u003eziran\u003c\/i\u003e opens us to the possibility of effortless attention, contrary to the reigning paradigm. Incorporated into contemporary aesthetics, ziran opens us to a new category of art-somatic art-and a new, refined understanding of improvisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54410304979288,"sku":"9781438488318","price":90.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781438488318_3eae872d-327c-4d8a-a4f4-ab8d907f2df8.jpg?v=1777895160","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ziran","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}