ISBN: 9783805006101

The present study on ancient Chinese philosophy invites us to meet a challenging task in philosophical understanding. The so-called School of Names (mingjia 名家) is a label f… More...

The present study on ancient Chinese philosophy invites us to meet a challenging task in philosophical understanding. The so-called School of Names (mingjia 名家) is a label for a diverse group of thinkers in the Warring States period (479–221 B.C.) that has sometimes been accused of dabbling in flippant linguistic and conceptual puzzles, paradoxes, or sophistries. Bernard Solomon analyzes the works of its two main representatives, namely Huizi 惠子 (Master Hui, or Hui Shi 惠施, 380–305 B.C.?) and Gongsun Long 公孫龍 (b. 380 B.C.?). The Chapter One deals with the ten paradoxes of Huizi as recorded in the Zhuangzi 莊子. Chapters Two to Six are devoted to five texts attributed to Gongsun Long that have been called cryptic or even a mixture of banality and nonsense. Among them is also found the White-Horse Dialogue with its famous dictum A white horse is not a horse. The aim of Solomon’s investigation is the discovery of the rules of language games in the School of Names and of the key to solve their linguistic and conceptual puzzles and paradoxes. His analysis shows in all the texts he interprets an evidence of an interest in language qua language (p. 12), which is unique for Chinese thought in the classical era. Bernard S. Solomon holds a Ph.D. in Far Eastern Languages of Harvard University (1952) and was a long-time Professor of Chinese in the Department of Classical and Oriental Languages at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY). Trade Books>Hardcover>World History>Asia History>Asia History, Taylor & Francis Core >2<

ISBN: 9783805006101

The present study on ancient Chinese philosophy invites us to meet a challenging task in philosophical understanding. The so-called "School of Names" (mingjia ) is a label for a diverse g… More...

The present study on ancient Chinese philosophy invites us to meet a challenging task in philosophical understanding. The so-called "School of Names" (mingjia ) is a label for a diverse group of thinkers in the Warring States period (479221 B.C.) that has sometimes been accused of dabbling in flippant linguistic and conceptual puzzles paradoxes or sophistries. Bernard Solomon analyzes the works of its two main representatives namely Huizi (Master Hui or Hui Shi 380305 B.C.?) and Gongsun Long (b. 380 B.C.?). The Chapter One deals with the ten "paradoxes" of Huizi as recorded in the Zhuangzi . Chapters Two to Six are devoted to five texts attributed to Gongsun Long that have been called cryptic or even a mixture of banality and nonsense. Among them is also found the "White-Horse Dialogue" with its famous dictum "A white horse is not a horse." The aim of Solomons investigation is the discovery of the rules of "language games" in the School of Names and of the key to solve their linguistic and conceptual puzzles and paradoxes. His analysis shows in all the texts he interprets an "evidence of an interest in language qua language" (p. 12) which is unique for Chinese thought in the classical era. Bernard S. Solomon holds a Ph.D. in Far Eastern Languages of Harvard University (1952) and was a long-time Professor of Chinese in the Department of Classical and Oriental Languages at Queens College City University of New York (CUNY). Media > Books > Print Books new, Routledge<

ISBN: 9783805006101

The present study on ancient Chinese philosophy invites us to meet a challenging task in philosophical understanding. The so-called "School of Names" (mingjia ??) is a label for a diverse… More...

The present study on ancient Chinese philosophy invites us to meet a challenging task in philosophical understanding. The so-called "School of Names" (mingjia ??) is a label for a diverse group of thinkers in the Warring States period (479?221 B.C.) that has sometimes been accused of dabbling in flippant linguistic and conceptual puzzles, paradoxes, or sophistries. Bernard Solomon analyzes the works of its two main representatives, namely Huizi ?? (Master Hui, or Hui Shi ??, 380?305 B.C.?) and Gongsun Long ??? (b. 380 B.C.?). The Chapter One deals with the ten "paradoxes" of Huizi as recorded in the Zhuangzi ??. Chapters Two to Six are devoted to five texts attributed to Gongsun Long that have been called cryptic or even a mixture of banality and nonsense. Among them is also found the "White-Horse Dialogue" with its famous dictum "A white horse is not a horse." The aim of Solomon's investigation is the discovery of the rules of "language games" in the School of Names and of the key to solve their linguistic and conceptual puzzles and paradoxes. His analysis shows in all the texts he interprets an "evidence of an interest in language qua language" (p. 12), which is unique for Chinese thought in the classical era. Bernard S. Solomon holds a Ph.D. in Far Eastern Languages of Harvard University (1952) and was a long-time Professor of Chinese in the Department of Classical and Oriental Languages at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY). Books<

ISBN: 9783805006101

The present study on ancient Chinese philosophy invites us to meet a challenging task in philosophical understanding. The so-called "School of Names" (mingjia ) is a label for a diverse g… More...

The present study on ancient Chinese philosophy invites us to meet a challenging task in philosophical understanding. The so-called "School of Names" (mingjia ) is a label for a diverse group of thinkers in the Warring States period (479221 B.C.) that has sometimes been accused of dabbling in flippant linguistic and conceptual puzzles paradoxes or sophistries. Bernard Solomon analyzes the works of its two main representatives namely Huizi (Master Hui or Hui Shi 380305 B.C.?) and Gongsun Long (b. 380 B.C.?). The Chapter One deals with the ten "paradoxes" of Huizi as recorded in the Zhuangzi . Chapters Two to Six are devoted to five texts attributed to Gongsun Long that have been called cryptic or even a mixture of banality and nonsense. Among them is also found the "White-Horse Dialogue" with its famous dictum "A white horse is not a horse." The aim of Solomons investigation is the discovery of the rules of "language games" in the School of Names and of the key to solve their linguistic and conceptual puzzles and paradoxes. His analysis shows in all the texts he interprets an "evidence of an interest in language qua language" (p. 12) which is unique for Chinese thought in the classical era. Bernard S. Solomon holds a Ph.D. in Far Eastern Languages of Harvard University (1952) and was a long-time Professor of Chinese in the Department of Classical and Oriental Languages at Queens College City University of New York (CUNY). new, Routledge<

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Steyler Verlagsbuchhandlung, Gebundene Ausgabe, 161 Seiten, Publiziert: 2013-07-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.04 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Asien, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Christentum & Theologie, Religion & Glaube, Steyler Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2013<