The concept of the body in Chinese and European philosophical traditions: comparative analysis

Authors

  • Tatsiana N. Bouiko Belarusian State University of Physical Culture, 105 Pieramozhcaw Avenue, Minsk 220020, Belarus
  • Xiaoyan Wu Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

Keywords:

body, corporeality, body-oriented approach, rationalism, phenomenology, postmodernism

Abstract

The concept of the body in Chinese and European philosophical traditions is studied. The differences of views on this concept are presented. It is determined that in Chinese philosophy, both traditional and modern, the body is comprehended not only from the biological, but also from the socio-cultural point of view, as the originally spiritualised body contains the history of a particular society. It is revealed that in European philosophy the body is understood as a physical object. It is noted that the body-oriented approach developed on the basis of non-classical European philosophy is becoming more and more widespread in social and humanitarian sciences. It is established that the actualisation of the problems of human corporeality in Chinese philosophy is connected with the influence of European science and culture.

Author Biographies

  • Tatsiana N. Bouiko, Belarusian State University of Physical Culture, 105 Pieramozhcaw Avenue, Minsk 220020, Belarus

    doctor of science (philosophy), docent; head of the department of philosophy and history, faculty of sports and martial arts

  • Xiaoyan Wu, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

    postgraduate student at the department of research on globalisation, regionalisation and socio-cultural cooperation, Centre for Philosophical Problems of Social Dynamics

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Published

2024-10-09

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No. 3 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology

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History of Philosophy

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The concept of the body in Chinese and European philosophical traditions: comparative analysis. (2024). Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 3, 17-22. https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/6192