Manhua Li
Biographic Data
| ID | 3891748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Manhua Li |
| GIVEN NAMES | Manhua |
| FAMILY NAME | Li |
| SIGNATURE | LI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Holloway University of London |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-4937-7882 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Rethinking Asceticism in Nietzsche with Zhuangzi: A Physio-Psychological Perspective
This article proposes a reconsideration of the physio-psychological dimension of the notion of asceticism in Nietzsche in the light of classical Daoist philosophy. Nietzsche famously criticises the nihilistic ascetic ideal for negating the body-self (Leib-Selbst) in the Christian religion as well as in Socratic metaphysics. Nietzsche critiques the metaphysical language that presupposes an opposition between the good (as the useful) and the evil (…
The Biopolitics of Nourishing Life: Daoism as Environmental Philosophy
In this paper, I argue that nourishing life (yangsheng 養生) as a self-cultivating practice stands as an alternative model of biopolitics that challenges the neoliberal one. Existing scholarship on nourishing life focuses much on its ethical significance, for instance, as an effective way to lead a long life, whereas Nelson’s most recent monograph Daoism as Environmental Philosophy: Nourishing Life provides new insights into the socio-political asp…
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The Biopolitics of Nourishing Life: Daoism as Environmental Philosophy
In this paper, I argue that nourishing life (yangsheng 養生) as a self-cultivating practice stands as an alternative model of biopolitics that challenges the neoliberal one. Existing scholarship on nourishing life focuses much on its ethical significance, for instance, as an effective way to lead a long life, whereas Nelson’s most recent monograph Daoism as Environmental Philosophy: Nourishing Life provides new insights into the socio-political asp…
Rethinking Asceticism in Nietzsche with Zhuangzi: A Physio-Psychological Perspective
This article proposes a reconsideration of the physio-psychological dimension of the notion of asceticism in Nietzsche in the light of classical Daoist philosophy. Nietzsche famously criticises the nihilistic ascetic ideal for negating the body-self (Leib-Selbst) in the Christian religion as well as in Socratic metaphysics. Nietzsche critiques the metaphysical language that presupposes an opposition between the good (as the useful) and the evil (…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Asceticism (1 works) · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (1 works) · Biopower (1 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (1 works) · Commodification (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Environmental ethics (1 works) · Epicureanism (1 works)