Heart and cognition in ancient Chinese philosophy

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 27-47

  Yu, Ning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient Chinese philosophy; Central faculty of cognition; Conceptual metaphor theory; Cultural conceptualization; Heart as ruler metaphor

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349114017     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853707X171801     Document Type: Article

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