Philosophy of Language, Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy

Philosophy of Language, Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy

Author: Bo Mou

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 9004368442

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From the vantage point of doing philosophy of language comparatively, Philosophy of Language, Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy explores how reflective elaboration of some distinct features of Chinese and of relevant resources in Chinese philosophy and the development of philosophy of language can contribute to each other.


Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy

Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy

Author: Zhang Dainian

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 579

ISBN-13: 0300092105

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An introduction to Chinese philosophy and a reference tool for sinologists. Comments by important Chinese thinkers are arranged around 64 key concepts to illustrate their meaning and use through 25 centuries of Chinese philosophy. The book includes comments on each section by the translator.


Chinese Language, Thought, and Culture

Chinese Language, Thought, and Culture

Author: P. J. Ivanhoe

Publisher: Open Court Publishing

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780812693188

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This collection of essays by leading sinologists, historians, and philosophers both challenges and extends the work of David Nivison, whose contributions range across moral philosophy, religious thought, intellectual history, and Chinese language. Nivison himself replies to each essay.


Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy

Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy

Author: Bryan W. Van Norden

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 2011-03-04

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1603846050

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This book is an introduction in the very best sense of the word. It provides the beginner with an accurate, sophisticated, yet accessible account, and offers new insights and challenging perspectives to those who have more specialized knowledge. Focusing on the period in Chinese philosophy that is surely most easily approachable and perhaps is most important, it ranges over of rich set of competing options. It also, with admirable self-consciousness, presents a number of daring attempts to relate those options to philosophical figures and movements from the West. I recommend it very highly.--Lee H. Yearley, Walter Y. Evans-Wentz Professor, Religious Studies, Stanford University


Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy

Theories of Truth in Chinese Philosophy

Author: Alexus McLeod

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 9781783483457

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This book examines different views on the concept of truth in early Chinese philosophy, and considers a variety of theories of truth in Chinese and comparative thought.


Language and Logic in Ancient China

Language and Logic in Ancient China

Author: Chad Hansen

Publisher: Advanced Reasoning Forum

Published: 2020-07-15

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1938421558

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Guided by 20th century theories of language, Hansen's novel approach to interpretive theory launched the modern analytical study of Ancient Chinese philosophy. This 1983 publication challenged authority-based traditional "religious" accounts stemming from 18th and 19th century missionary dictionaries and reliance on interpretive authority. "Hansen shows that one tiny grammatical question... has profound implications for the understanding of Chinese philosophy. ...This is surely a decisive breakthrough ... a great success. His observations about Chinese thought in general are always stimulating and illuminating. A book which excites one to rethink things from the foundations." A. C. Graham "An ambitious and provocative book concerning the relationship between language and thought in ancient China. ... a novel and powerful theory about the nature of classical Chinese language ... a better understanding of many issues in classical Chinese philosophy." P. J. Ivanhoe "[The] importance of this book lies ... in its engaging style, novel ideas, and rigorous argumentation, which can serve as a model for future work in Chinese philosophy. Hansen takes Chinese philosophy seriously as philosophy. For anyone tired of the superficial summaries or scholastic commentaries that so often characterize this field, Hansen's book will be a memorable and welcome change." Michael Martin


Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy

Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy

Author: Antonio S. Cua

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 1043

ISBN-13: 1135367485

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Featuring contributions from the world's most highly esteemed Asian philosophy scholars, this important new encyclopedia covers the complex and increasingly influential field of Chinese thought, from earliest recorded times to the present day. Including coverage on the subject previously unavailable to English speakers, the Encyclopedia sheds light on the extensive range of concepts, movements, philosophical works, and thinkers that populate the field. It includes a thorough survey of the history of Chinese philosophy; entries on all major thinkers from Confucius to Mou Zongsan; essential topics such as aesthetics, moral philosophy, philosophy of government, and philosophy of literature; surveys of Confucianism in all historical periods (Zhou, Han, Tang, and onward) and in key regions outside China; schools of thought such as Mohism, Legalism, and Chinese Buddhism; trends in contemporary Chinese philosophy, and more.


Dao Companion to Chinese Philosophy of Logic

Dao Companion to Chinese Philosophy of Logic

Author: Yiu-ming Fung

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-06-10

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 3030290336

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This book is a companion to logical thought and logical thinking in China with a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. It introduces the basic ideas and theories of Chinese thought in a comprehensive and analytical way. It covers thoughts in ancient, pre-modern and modern China from a historical point of view. It deals with topics in logical (including logico-philosophical) concepts and theories rooted in China, Indian and Western Logic transplanted to China, and the development of logical studies in contemporary China and other Chinese communities. The term “philosophy of logic” or “logico-philosophical thought” is used in this book to represent “logical thought” in a broad sense which includes thinking on logical concepts, modes of reasoning, and linguistic ideas related to logic and philosophical logic. Unique in its approach, the book uses Western logical theories and philosophy of language, Chinese philology, and history of ideas to deal with the basic ideas and major problems in logical thought and logical thinking in China. In doing so, it advances the understanding of the lost tradition in Chinese philosophical studies.


Language, Discourse, and Praxis in Ancient China

Language, Discourse, and Praxis in Ancient China

Author: Zhenbin Sun

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-09-10

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 3642548652

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This book investigates Chinese comprehension and treatment of the relationship between language and reality. The work examines ancient Chinese philosophy through the pair of concepts known as ming-shi. By analyzing the pre-Qin thinkers’ discourse on ming and shi, the work explores how Chinese philosophers dealt with issues not only in language but also in ontology, epistemology, ethics, axiology, and logic. Through this discourse analysis, readers are invited to rethink the relationship of language to thought and behavior. The author criticizes and corrects vital misunderstandings of Chinese culture and highlights the anti-dualism and pragmatic character of Chinese thoughts. The rich meaning of the ming-shi pair is displayed by revealing its connection to other philosophical issues. The chapters show how discourse on language and reality shapes a central characteristic of Chinese culture, the practical zhi. They illuminate the interplay of Chinese theories of language and Dao as Chinese wisdom and worldview. Readers who are familiar with pragmatics and postmodernism will recognize the common points in ancient Chinese philosophy and contemporary Western philosophy, as they emerge through these chapters. The work will particularly appeal to scholars of philosophy, philosophy of language, communication studies and linguistics.


Language, Ontology, and Political Philosophy in China

Language, Ontology, and Political Philosophy in China

Author: Rudolf G. Wagner

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2003-01-16

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780791453315

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Explores the thought of Wang Bi, the third-century Chinese philosopher who made brilliant, innovative contributions in an era when traditional intellectual institutions and orthodoxies had collapsed.