Language, Discourse, and Praxis in Ancient China

Zhenbin Sun (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 167 Seiten

2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-51518-1 (ISBN)

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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.

Methodological and historical inquiry.- Four notions of names.- Synthesis of language and reality.- Moral practice and language.- Sociopolitical practice and language.- Linguistic practice and language.- Speech.- Argument.- Dao.- Practical zhi.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.08.2016
Zusatzinfo	XV, 167 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
Schlagworte	Chinese Culture • Chinese philosophy • Chinese wisdom • Communication Studies • Dao • discourse • Language and thoughts • Philosophy of Language • Praxis • Religion and Philosophy • Semantics
ISBN-10	3-662-51518-0 / 3662515180
ISBN-13	978-3-662-51518-1 / 9783662515181
Zustand	Neuware