Aristotle in China - Language, Categories and Translation (Paperback, New ed)

In this book, Robert Wardy, a philosopher and classicist, turns his attention to the relation between language and thought. He explores this huge topic in an analysis of linguistic relativism, with specific reference to a reading of the ming li t'an ('The Investigation of the Theory of Names'), a seventeenth-century Chinese translation of Aristotle's Categories. Throughout his investigation, Wardy addresses important questions. Do the basis 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? What factors, from grammar and logic to cultural and religious expectations, influence translation? And does Aristotle survive rendition into Chinese intact? His answers will fascinate philosphers, Sinologists, classicists, linguists and anthropologists, and will make a major contribution to the existing literature.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Needham Research Institute Studies
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	2000
Authors:	Robert Wardy
Dimensions:	244 x 190 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	184
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-02847-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	0-521-02847-7
Barcode:	9780521028479

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