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Standards and Reference in Early Chinese Philosophy of Language: Mohist Concepts, Practices, and Texts

by Season Blake
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781350085114
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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  • Pages: 184
  • Original Price: GBP 85.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 436 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Eastern

Standards and Reference in Early Chinese Philosophy of Language

explores how early Chinese thinkers approached language, emphasizing

the roles of standards (fa) and the practice of giving examples (ju). It

argues that standards are understood by early Chinese philosophers to

provide the groundwork for judgment and language, not only in the Mohist

school, but also in other thinkers from the Warring States and early Han,

particularly Zhuangzi and Xunzi.

Blake demonstrates that standards and examples provide a way to

identify the reference of words and assess others' judgments and linguistic

competence, similar to some theories found in contemporary analytic texts.

They also discuss the ways in which the Mohist account goes beyond a

discussion of reference through a focus on communication and predication.

Providing new insights into ancient Chinese thought and the nature

of language, this book is for those working in comparative philosophy,

philosophy of language, Chinese philosophy, and East Asian studies.

Susan Blake is Visiting Assistant Professor at Bard College, USA.

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