How does Jullien use Chinese thought to challenge European philosophy?
I employ Chinese thought to highlight the specific historical and cultural conditioning of European philosophical concepts. For instance, the Chinese emphasis on 'efficacy' (shi) as a dynamic interaction within a situation, rather than a linear cause-and-effect, compels us to question the Western notion of agent causation and its inherent anthropocentrism. This is not to privilege one over the other, but to broaden our conceptual repertoire.
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