From knowledge-creation to the perfecting of action: Tao, Basho and pure experience as the ultimate ground of knowing

Human Relations

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 953-981

  Chia, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute nothingness; Ba; Correlative thinking; Pure experience; Sinism; Theory in use; Trans individual; Unlearning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142231491     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00187267030568003     Document Type: Review

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