The Gongsun Longzi And Other Neglected Texts

Author : Rafael Suter,Lisa Indraccolo,Wolfgang Behr
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110587814

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The Gongsun Longzi and Other Neglected Texts by Rafael Suter,Lisa Indraccolo,Wolfgang Behr Pdf

The Gongsun Longzi is often considered the only extant work of the Classical Chinese “School of Names”, an early intellectual tradition (trad. dated to the 4th cent. B.C.) mainly concerned with logic and the philosophy of language. The Gongsun Longzi is a heterogeneous collection of five chapters that include short treatises and largely fictive dialogues between an anonymous persuader and his opponent, which typically revolve around a paradoxical claim. Its value as a testimony to Early Chinese philosophy, however, is somewhat controversial due to the intricate textual history of the text and our limited knowledge about its intellectual backgrounds. This volume gathers contributions by leading specialists in the fields of Classical Chinese philosophy, philology, logic, and linguistics. Besides an overview of the scholarly literature on the topic and a detailed account of the reception of the text throughout time, it presents fresh insights into philological and philosophical problems raised by the Gongsun Longzi and other closely-related texts equally attributed to the “School of Names”.

Author : Bryan W. Van Norden,Philip J. Ivanhoe
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781647921095

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Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy by Bryan W. Van Norden,Philip J. Ivanhoe Pdf

The third edition of Ivanhoe and Van Norden's acclaimed anthology builds on the strengths of previous editions with the addition of new selections for each chapter; selections from Shen Dao; a new translation of the writings of Han Feizi; selections from two texts, highly influential in later Chinese philosophy, the Great Learning and Mean; and a complete translation of the recently discovered text Nature Comes from the Mandate. Each section of this volume begins with a brief Introduction and concludes with a lightly annotated Selective Bibliography. Also included are four appendices: Important Figures, Important Periods, Important Texts, and Important Terms. Additional materials, including study questions for selected chapters, will be available on the Title Support Page for this volume on the Hackett Publishing Company website: www.hackettpublishing.com/rccp-support in spring 2023.

Author : Yiu-ming Fung
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030290337

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Dao Companion to Chinese Philosophy of Logic by Yiu-ming Fung Pdf

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.

Author : Bo Mou
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781040040126

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Cross-Tradition Engagement on the Laws of Logic by Bo Mou Pdf

This book demonstrates how, through cross-tradition engagement, insights and engaging treatments from the Chinese philosophical tradition can work with relevant resources from modern logic and contemporary philosophy to enhance our understanding of two basic principles of logic: the law of identity and the law of non-contradiction. The law of identity and the law of non-contradiction are widely accepted principles in logic and other intellectual pursuits. However, there are disagreements as to how to understand and treat the genuine structures and contents of these two basic principles. This book provides a holistic inquiry into these principles for the sake of enhancing our understanding and treatment of them from the vantage point of cross-tradition engagement. It begins by offering a philosophical interpretation of three classical texts in Chinese philosophy in their respective contexts: the “Bai-Ma-Lun” in Gongsun Long’s texts, the “Xiao-Qu” in the Later Mohist texts, and Lao Zi’s Dao-De-Jing in classical Daoism. The author explains an innovative dual-track characterization of relative identity that is informed by relevant resources from these texts as well as Western philosophical traditions. He shows how this cross-tradition engaging approach can make constructive and significant contributions to the jointly concerned fundamental issues of identity and reference in logic, philosophy of logic and language, metaphysics, as well as philosophy more generally. Cross-Tradition Engagement on the Laws of Logic will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of logic, philosophy of language, Chinese philosophy, and comparative philosophy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Page : 1184 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789629967772

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The Mingjia & Related Texts by Anonim Pdf

ESSENTIALS IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-QIN PHILOSOPHY. The Mingjia (School of Names) is a notional grouping of philosophers first recorded as such in the Shiji. Their identifying feature was a concern with linguistic issues particularly involving the correct use of names. The origin of this concern is taken to be Lunyu XIII.3. The group, as listed in the Han Shu, comprised seven men living between the sixth and third centuries BC. Only four of these men have extant writings attributed to them (Deng Xi, Yin Wen, Hui Shi and Gongsun Long) and in three of these there are issues of authenticity. Nevertheless, it is an important group for an understanding of the development of pre-Qin philosophy as the men themselves and the concepts they explored feature prominently in the writings of the other schools. The present work contains four sections: (i) the extant writings of the four men; (ii) all significant references to them in other works up the fourth century AD; (iii) other significant writing on the topics up to that time; and (iv) four appendices on specific issues concerning the school.

Author : Lung Kung-sun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010312580

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The Works of Gongsun Longzi by Lung Kung-sun Pdf

Author : Daniel Fried
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781438471945

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Dao and Sign in History by Daniel Fried Pdf

Provides a new perspective on important linguistic issues in philosophical and religious Daoism through the comparative lens of twentieth-century European philosophies of language. From its earliest origins in the Dao De Jing, Daoism has been known as a movement that is skeptical of the ability of language to fully express the truth. While many scholars have compared the earliest works of Daoism to language-skeptical movements in twentieth-century European philosophy and have debated to what degree early Daoism does or does not resemble these recent movements, Daniel Fried breaks new ground by examining a much broader array of Daoist materials from ancient and medieval China and showing how these works influenced ideas about language in medieval religion, literature, and politics. Through an extended comparison with a broad sample of European philosophical works, the book explores how ideas about language grow out of a given historical moment and advances a larger argument about how philosophical and religious ideas cannot be divided into “content” and “context.” Daniel Fried is Associate Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature at the University of Alberta, and is President of the Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature.

Author : Philip J. Ivanhoe,Bryan W. Van Norden
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603844901

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Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy by Philip J. Ivanhoe,Bryan W. Van Norden Pdf

This new edition offers expanded selections from the works of Kongzi (Confucius), Mengzi (Mencius), Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), and Xunzi (Hsun Tzu); two new works, the dialogues Robber Zhi and White Horse; a concise general introduction; brief introductions to, and selective bibliographies for, each work; and four appendices that shed light on important figures, periods, texts, and terms in Chinese thought.

Author : Steve Coutinho
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351870436

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Zhuangzi and Early Chinese Philosophy by Steve Coutinho Pdf

The Daoist philosopher Zhuangzi (also known as Chuang Tzu), along with Confucius, Lao Tzu, and the Buddha, ranks among the most influential thinkers in the development of East Asian thought. His literary style is humorous and entertaining, yet the philosophical content is extraordinarily subtle and profound. This book introduces key topics in early Daoist philosophy. Drawing on several issues and methods in Western philosophy, from analytical philosophy to semiotics and hermeneutics, the author throws new light on the ancient Zhuangzi text. Engaging Daoism and contemporary Western philosophical logic, and drawing on new developments in our understanding of early Chinese culture, Coutinho challenges the interpretation of Zhuangzi as either a skeptic or a relativist, and instead seeks to explore his philosophy as emphasizing the ineradicable vagueness of language, thought and reality. This new interpretation of the Zhuangzi offers an important development in the understanding of Daoist philosophy, describing a world in flux in which things themselves are vague and inconsistent, and tries to show us a Way (a Dao) to negotiate through the shadows of a "chaotic" world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 921 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231556453

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Zhuangzi by Anonim Pdf

The Zhuangzi (Sayings of Master Zhuang) is one of the foundational texts of the Chinese philosophical tradition and the cornerstone of Daoist thought. The earliest and most influential commentary on the Zhuangzi is that of Guo Xiang (265–312), who also edited the text into the thirty-three-chapter version known ever since. Guo’s commentary enriches readings of the Zhuangzi, offering keen insights into the meaning and significance of its pithy but often ambiguous aphorisms, narratives, and parables. Richard John Lynn’s new translation of the Zhuangzi is the first to follow Guo’s commentary in its interpretive choices. Unlike any previous translation into any language, its guiding principle is how Guo read the text; Lynn renders the Zhuangzi in terms of Guo’s understanding. This approach allows for the full integration of the text of the Zhuangzi with Guo’s commentary. The book also features a translation of Guo’s complete interlinear commentary and is annotated throughout. A critical introduction includes a detailed account of Guo’s life and times as well as analysis of his essential contributions to the arcane learning (xuanxue) of the fourth century and the development of Chinese philosophy. Lynn sheds new light on how the Daoist classic, which has often been seen as a timeless book of wisdom, is situated in its historical context, while also considering it as a guide to personal cultivation and self-realization.

Author : Ian Parker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317537175

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Handbook of Critical Psychology by Ian Parker Pdf

Choice Recommended Read Critical psychology has developed over time from different standpoints, and in different cultural contexts, embracing a variety of perspectives. This cutting-edge and comprehensive handbook values and reflects this diversity of approaches to critical psychology today, providing a definitive state-of-the-art account of the field and an opening to the lines of argument that will take it forward in the years to come. The individual chapters by leading and emerging scholars plot the development of a critical perspective on different elements of the host discipline of psychology. The book begins by systematically addressing each separate specialist area of psychology, before going on to consider how aspects of critical psychology transcend the divisions that mark the discipline. The final part of the volume explores the variety of cultural and political standpoints that have made critical psychology such a vibrant contested terrain of debate. The Handbook of Critical Psychology represents a key resource for researchers and practitioners across all relevant disciplines. It will be of particular interest to students and researchers in psychology, psychosocial studies, sociology, social anthropology and cultural studies, and to discourse analysts of different traditions, including those in critical linguistics and political theory.

Author : Bo Mou
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004368446

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Philosophy of Language, Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy by Bo Mou Pdf

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.

Author : Philip J. Ivanhoe,Bryan W. Van Norden
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0872207803

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Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy (Second Edition) by Philip J. Ivanhoe,Bryan W. Van Norden Pdf

This new edition offers expanded selections from the works of Kongzi (Confucius), Mengzi (Mencius), Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), and Xunzi (Hsun Tzu); two new works, the dialogues 'Robber Zhi' and 'White Horse'; a concise general introduction; brief introductions to, and selective bibliographies for, each work; and four appendices that shed light on important figures, periods, texts, and terms in Chinese thought.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : China
ISBN : UCAL:B4523337

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China Review International by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lukas Zadrapa
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789004206311

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Word-Class Flexibility in Classical Chinese by Lukas Zadrapa Pdf

This book seeks to interpret the notorious word-class flexibility in Classical Chinese in a new way, based on a multi-disciplinary perspective and the theoretical background of cognitive linguistics. It focuses on the case of verbal and adverbial functions of nouns.