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Standards and Reference in Early Chinese Philosophy of Language

Mohist Concepts, Practices, and Texts

by Dr Susan Blake ...

Philosophy of Language in Early China characterizes early Chinese philosophy of language through a focus on standards ('fa') and the activity 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, ... Read more

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Philosophy of Language in Early China characterizes early Chinese philosophy of language through a focus on standards ('fa') and the activity 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,
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Art and Cosmotechnics

by Yuk Hui ...

Series series e-flux
In light of current discourses on AI and robotics, what do the various experiences of art contribute to the rethinking of technology today?Art and Cosmotechnics addresses the challenge of technology to the existence of art and traditional thought, especially in light of current discourses on artificial intelligence and robotics. It carries out an attempt on the cosmotechnics of Chinese landscape ... Read more

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In light of current discourses on AI and robotics, what do the various experiences of art contribute to the rethinking of technology today?Art and Cosmotechnics addresses the challenge of technology to the existence of art and traditional thought, especially in light of current discourses on artificial intelligence and robotics. It carries out an attempt on the cosmotechnics of Chinese landscape
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Learning Chinese, Turning Chinese

Challenges to Becoming Sinophone in a Globalised World

by Edward McDonald ...

Series series Asia's Transformations
In this book Edward McDonald takes a fresh look at issues of language in Chinese studies. He takes the viewpoint of the university student of Chinese with the ultimate goal of becoming 'sinophone': that is, developing a fluency and facility at operating in Chinese-language contexts comparable to their own mother tongue. While the entry point for most potential sinophones is the Chinese language ... Read more

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In this book Edward McDonald takes a fresh look at issues of language in Chinese studies. He takes the viewpoint of the university student of Chinese with the ultimate goal of becoming 'sinophone': that is, developing a fluency and facility at operating in Chinese-language contexts comparable to their own mother tongue. While the entry point for most potential sinophones is the Chinese language
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Calligraphy and Power in Contemporary Chinese Society

by Yuehping Yen ...

Series series Anthropology of Asia
This unusual and interesting book is a fascinating account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing. ... Read more

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This unusual and interesting book is a fascinating account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing.
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An Anatomy of Chinese

Rhythm, Metaphor, Politics

by Perry Link ...

During the Cultural Revolution, Mao exhorted the Chinese people to “smash the four olds”: old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. Yet when the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square chanted “We want to see Chairman Mao,” they unknowingly used a classical rhythm that dates back to the Han period and is the very embodiment of the four olds. An Anatomy of Chinese reveals how rhythms, conceptual ... Read more

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During the Cultural Revolution, Mao exhorted the Chinese people to “smash the four olds”: old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. Yet when the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square chanted “We want to see Chairman Mao,” they unknowingly used a classical rhythm that dates back to the Han period and is the very embodiment of the four olds. An Anatomy of Chinese reveals how rhythms, conceptual
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The Mutual Cultivation of Self and Things

A Contemporary Chinese Philosophy of the Meaning of Being

by Yang Guorong ...

Translated by Chad Austin Meyers ...

Series series World Philosophies
Yang Guorong is one of the most prominent Chinese philosophers working today and is best known for using the full range of Chinese philosophical resources in connection with the thought of Kant, Hegel, Marx, and Heidegger. In The Mutual Cultivation of Self and Things, Yang grapples with the philosophical problem of how the complexly interwoven nature of things and being relates to human nature, ... Read more

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Yang Guorong is one of the most prominent Chinese philosophers working today and is best known for using the full range of Chinese philosophical resources in connection with the thought of Kant, Hegel, Marx, and Heidegger. In The Mutual Cultivation of Self and Things, Yang grapples with the philosophical problem of how the complexly interwoven nature of things and being relates to human nature,
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Neo-Confucianism

Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality

by JeeLoo Liu ...

Solidly grounded in Chinese primary sources, Neo Confucianism: Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality engages the latest global scholarship to provide an innovative, rigorous, and clear articulation of neo-Confucianism and its application to Western philosophy.Contextualizes neo-Confucianism for contemporary analytic philosophy by engaging with today’s philosophical questions and debatesBased on the most ... Read more

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Solidly grounded in Chinese primary sources, Neo Confucianism: Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality engages the latest global scholarship to provide an innovative, rigorous, and clear articulation of neo-Confucianism and its application to Western philosophy.Contextualizes neo-Confucianism for contemporary analytic philosophy by engaging with today’s philosophical questions and debatesBased on the most
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An Introduction to Daoist Thought

Action, Language, and Ethics in Zhuangzi

by Eske Møllgaard ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy
This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi’s thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China.The author introduces a complex reading that shows the unity of Zhuangzi’s thought, in particular in his views of action, language, and ethics. By addressing ... Read more

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This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi’s thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China.The author introduces a complex reading that shows the unity of Zhuangzi’s thought, in particular in his views of action, language, and ethics. By addressing
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The Mind of God

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This book is the result of a father's discovery of the true and factual meaning and purpose of his life discovered as a result of his need to know it following his daughter's death.This book is a direct result of my journey to discover who I am and why I am here. I have discovered that the purpose and course of my life is determined in the same manner as yours. It matters not who you are or what ... Read more

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This book is the result of a father's discovery of the true and factual meaning and purpose of his life discovered as a result of his need to know it following his daughter's death.This book is a direct result of my journey to discover who I am and why I am here. I have discovered that the purpose and course of my life is determined in the same manner as yours. It matters not who you are or what
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Neo-Confucianism

A Philosophical Introduction

by Stephen C. Angle, Justin Tiwald ...

Neo-Confucianism is a philosophically sophisticated tradition weaving classical Confucianism together with themes from Buddhism and Daoism. It began in China around the eleventh century CE, played a leading role in East Asian cultures over the last millennium, and has had a profound influence on modern Chinese society.Based on the latest scholarship but presented in accessible language, Neo ... Read more

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Neo-Confucianism is a philosophically sophisticated tradition weaving classical Confucianism together with themes from Buddhism and Daoism. It began in China around the eleventh century CE, played a leading role in East Asian cultures over the last millennium, and has had a profound influence on modern Chinese society.Based on the latest scholarship but presented in accessible language, Neo
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Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations

Traversing Chinese and Western Theories of the Sign

by Ersu Ding ...

Series series Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication
The first major work in Sino-Western comparative semiotics, Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations is a trans-disciplinary and intercultural effort that makes intellectual connections not only across such diverse academic fields as epistemology, anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and cultural studies but also between Chinese and Western theories of the sign in the conviction that they can ... Read more

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The first major work in Sino-Western comparative semiotics, Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations is a trans-disciplinary and intercultural effort that makes intellectual connections not only across such diverse academic fields as epistemology, anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and cultural studies but also between Chinese and Western theories of the sign in the conviction that they can
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Kongish

Translanguaging and the Commodification of an Urban Dialect

by Tong King Lee ...

Series series Elements in Applied Linguistics
This Element introduces Kongish as a translingual and multimodal urban dialect emerging in Hong Kong in recent years and still in the making. Through the lens of translanguaging and linguistic commodification, and using the popular Facebook page Kongish Daily as a case in point, the study outlines the semiotic profile of Kongish. It examines how Kongish communications draw on a full range of ... Read more

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