Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 7, the Social Background, Part 1, Language and Logic in Traditional China: Vol. 7, pt. 1 download book

Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 7, the Social Background, Part 1, Language and Logic in Traditional China: Vol. 7, pt. 1 .Christoph Harbsmeier

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Author: Christoph Harbsmeier
Page Count: 504 pages
Published Date: 13 Mar 1998
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Publication Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780521571432
File size: 23 Mb
Download Link: Science and Civilisation in China Volume 7, the Social Background, Part 1, Language and Logic in Traditional China Vol. 7, pt. 1
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Science and Civilisation in China Volume 7 Part 1 is the first book in the final volume of this unique resource. The Chinese culture is the only culture in the world which has developed systematic logical definitions and reflections on its own and on the basis of a non-Indo-European language. Christoph Harbsmeier discusses the basic features of the classical Chinese language which made it a suitable medium for science in ancient China, and he discusses in detail a wide range of abstract concepts which are crucial for the development of scientific discourse. There is special emphasis on the conceptual history of logical terminology in ancient China, and on traditional Chinese views on their own language. Finally the book provides an overview of the development of logical reflection in ancient China, first in terms of the forms of arguments that were deployed in ancient Chinese texts, and then in terms of ancient Chinese theoretical concerns with logical matters.

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