Language, Discourse, and Praxis in Ancient China

Language, Discourse, and Praxis in Ancient China

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 philos...

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Tác giả chính: Sun, Zhenbin
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Springer 2016
Những chủ đề:
Southeast Asian Languages
Chinese language > History
Chinese language > Ancient Chinese, 600-1200
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-601992023-11-11T07:17:35Z Language, Discourse, and Praxis in Ancient China Sun, Zhenbin Southeast Asian Languages Chinese language -- History Chinese language -- Ancient Chinese, 600-1200 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. 2016-05-04T08:30:47Z 2016-05-04T08:30:47Z 2015 Book 978-3-642-54865-9 978-3-642-54864-2 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/60199 en application/pdf Springer
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Chinese language -- History
Chinese language -- Ancient Chinese, 600-1200
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Chinese language -- History
Chinese language -- Ancient Chinese, 600-1200
Sun, Zhenbin
Language, Discourse, and Praxis in Ancient China
description 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.
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