Martial arts and philosophy have always gone hand in hand, as well
as fist in throat. Philosophical argument is closely paralleled
with hand-to-hand combat. And all of today's Asian martial arts
were developed to embody and apply philosophical ideas. In his
interview with Bodidharma, Graham Priest brings out aspects of
Buddhist philosophy behind Shaolin Kung-Fu -- how fighting monks
are seeking Buddhahood, not brawls. But as Scott Farrell's chapter
reveals, Eastern martial arts have no monopoly on philosophical
traditions: Western chivalry is an education in and living revival
of Aristotelian ethical theories. Several chapters look at ethical
problems raised by the fighting arts. How can the sweaty and brutal
be exquisitely beautiful? Every chapter is easily understandable by
readers new to martial arts or new to philosophy.
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