Chuang-tzu's Essay on Seeing Things as Equal

Graham, A. C.

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“…6 Western students of Chinese know the grammatical differences between Chinese adjectives and nouns. Those differences, however did not draw the theoretical attention of ancient Chinese philosophers of language (Graham 1978:25 makes a similar point). The third major traditional word class is verbs.…”

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Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy, and “Truth”

Hansen¹

1985

J of Asian Stud

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Pre-Han philosophical tradition did not address issues for which the concept of truth was central. Classical Chinese philosophy had virtually no metaphysical theory. The theory of language was mainly pragmatic. The semantic doctrines that were developed focused on terms rather than sentences or sententials. The Chinese theory of knowledge was primarily a theory of know-how and was not based on contrast between knowledge and belief. Chinese philosophy of mind treated heart-mind as a cluster of dispositional attitudes to make distinctions and to act upon, not as a repository of cognitive content about the world. Discussions of inference and semantic paradoxes used explicitly pragmatic terms rather than semantic ones. These differences can be partially explained by features of classical Chinese language in which compositional sentencehood is not important or syntactically obvious, and in which the counterparts of propositional attitudes take terms rather than sentences as objects.

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Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy, and “Truth”

Hansen¹

1985

J of Asian Stud

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“…The classical Chinese logicians did not use a unique term that corresponds to the English concept of ‘true’ (Graham , 39). According to Hansen (, 515), they neither focused on a distinct notion of semantic truth (Hansen , 515) .…”

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Classical Chinese Logic

Rošker

2015

Philosophy Compass

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The present article provides an introduction to classical Chinese logic, a term which refers to ancient discourses that were developed before the arrival of significant external influences and which flourished in China until the first unification of China, during the Qin Dynasty (221 BC). Taking as its premise that logic implies both universal and culturally conditioned elements, the author describes the historical background of Chinese logic, the main schools of Chinese logical thought, the current state of research in this area and the crucial concepts and methods applied in classical Chinese logic. The close link between Chinese logic and the Chinese language is also stressed.

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“…It is well known that stories of Confucius's students, like Yan Hui, and quotes from two famous sophists (Hui Shi 380–305 BCE) and Gongsun Long (325–250 BCE) appear frequently, sometimes without naming or misnaming them. A.C. Graham's groundbreaking etymological work further reveals how the Sophists' technical terminology is used with skill and consistency throughout the text (Graham 1985, 198).…”

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Metaphorical Language in the Zhuangzi

Morrow

2016

Philosophy Compass

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Chapter 27 of the ancient Chinese text the Zhuangzi (c. 400 BCE) describes three kinds of language: yuyan , zhiyan , and chongyan . Wang Fuzhi ( 1619-1692) first coined the term 'sanyan ' or 'tripartite-language' to emphasize their overlapping characteristics and incorporate them into a cohesive approach to the text. Sanyan has been used consistently in interpreting the Zhuangzi since the earliest compilation of its extant version and continues to inform academic publications today. Based on descriptions found in the Zhuangzi's 'miscellaneous chapters' (chapters 23-33) and on contemporary scholarship, I will explain how this model of sanyan functions and then how it facilitates philosophical reading of the Zhuangzi. Understanding the Zhuangzi's metaphorical language through sanyan lends access into the interrelated semantic field of the pre-Qin philosophical canon and helps unravel Zhuangzi's often-cryptic philosophical expressions.

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Chuang-tzu's Essay on Seeing Things as Equal

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Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy, and “Truth”

Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy, and “Truth”

Classical Chinese Logic

Metaphorical Language in the Zhuangzi

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