Aristotle in China: Language, Categories and Translation (Needham Research Institute Studies) [Hardcover]

Robert Wardy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 13, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0521771188 | ISBN-13: 978-0521771184

This book considers the relation between language and thought. Robert Wardy explores this huge topic by analyzing linguistic relativism with reference to a Chinese translation of Aristotle's Categories. He addresses some key questions, such as, do the basic structures of language shape the major thought patterns of its native speakers? Could philosophy be guided and constrained by the language in which it is done? And does Aristotle survive rendition into Chinese intact? Wardy's answers will fascinate philosophers, Sinologists, classicists, linguists and anthropologists, and make a major contribution to the scholarly literature.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'... we in Chinese studies clearly owe a considerable debt to Robert Wardy, and hope that he will find other examples of cultural intercommunication between the classical tradition of Western philosophy and China with which to beguile our increasingly rare moments of reflection.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

Language Notes

Text: English, Chinese

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 182 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521771188
• ISBN-13: 978-0521771184
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,833,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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