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Philosophy of Language, Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy
Constructive Engagement
Series: - Philosophy of History and Culture, Volume: 37
Editor:
From the constructive-engagement vantage point of doing philosophy of language comparatively, this anthology explores (1) how reflective elaboration of some distinct features of the Chinese language and of philosophically interesting resources concerning language in Chinese philosophy can contribute to our treatment of a range of issues in philosophy of language and (2) how relevant resources in contemporary philosophy of language can contribute to philosophical interpretations of reflectively interesting resources concerning the Chinese language and Chinese texts. The foregoing contributing fronts constitute two complementary sides of this project. This volume includes 12 contributing essays and 2 engagement-background essays which are organized into six parts on distinct issues. The anthology also includes the volume editorâs theme introduction on comparative philosophy of language and his engaging remarks for three parts.
Bo Mou, Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Rochester, is Professor of Philosophy at San Jose State University, USA, and editor of the journal Comparative Philosophy. He has published in philosophy of language, metaphysics, Chinese philosophy, and comparative philosophy.
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Constructive-Engagement Strategy of Doing Philosophy of Language Comparatively in View of Chinese Language and Chinese Philosophy: A Theme Introduction
âBo Mou
1 White Horse Paradox and Semantics of Chinese Nouns
âByeong-uk Yi
2 A Double-Reference Account of Names in Early China: Case Analyses of Semantic-Syntactic Structures of Names in the Yi-Jing Text, Gongsun Longâs âWhite-Horse-Not-Horseâ Thesis, and Later Mohist Treatment of Parallel Inference
âBo Mou
3 On the Comparative Analysis of Chinese Measure Words: Insights from Evolutionary Theory
âMarshall D. Willman
4 Intuitions or Reasons: The Empirical Evidence for Theory of Reference
âJianhua Mei
5 Communicative Meaning and Meaning as Significance
âA.P. Martinich
6 Semantics and What is Said
âUna Stojnic & Ernie Lepore
7 Conceptual Schemes and Linguistic Relativism in Relation to Chinese
âA.C. Graham
8 Grahamâs Sinologistâs Criticism and the Myth of âPre-logical Thinking
âYiu-ming Fung
Editorâs Engaging Remarks for Part 3
Davidsonâs Opening Message and His Principle of Charity
âBo Mou
9 (1) Pluralism about Truth in Early Chinese Philosophy: A Reflection on Wang Chongâs Approach
âAlexus McLeod
(2) Replies to Brons and Mou on Wang Chong and Pluralism
âAlexus McLeod
10 (1) Wang Chong, Truth, and Quasi-Pluralism
âLajos L. Brons
(2) âPostscriptâ
âLajos L. Brons
Editorâs Engaging Remarks for Part 4
(1) Rooted and Rootless Pluralist Approaches to Truth: Two Distinct Interpretations of Wang Chongâs Account
âBo Mou
(2) Postscript: Normative Character of Semantic Truth
âBo Mou
11 From the Ineffable to the Poetic: Heidegger and Confucius on Poetry-Expression of Language
âXianglong Zhang
12 How Non-Speech Becomes a Form of Speech: A Reinterpretation of the Debate at the Dam over the Hao River
âZhaohua Chu
Editorâs Engaging Remarks for Part 5
(1) Eternal Dao, Constant Name, and Language Engagement: On the Opening Message of the Dao-De-Jing
âBo Mou
(2) Postscript: From Lao Ziâs Opening Message to Davidsonâs Opening Message
âBo Mou
13 (1) Reading the Analects with Davidson: Mood, Force, and Communitive Practice in Early China
âYang Xiao
(2) Postscript 2017
âYang Xiao
14 Metaphor in Comparative Focus
âKyle Takaki
Appendixes
Appendix 1: Comparative Chronology of Philosophers
Appendix 2: Notes on Transcription and Guide to Pronunciation
Index of Names and Subjects
List of Contributors
Constructive-Engagement Strategy of Doing Philosophy of Language Comparatively in View of Chinese Language and Chinese Philosophy: A Theme Introduction
âBo Mou
Part 1: Semantic-Syntactic Structure of Chinese Name and Issue of Reference
1 White Horse Paradox and Semantics of Chinese Nouns
âByeong-uk Yi
2 A Double-Reference Account of Names in Early China: Case Analyses of Semantic-Syntactic Structures of Names in the Yi-Jing Text, Gongsun Longâs âWhite-Horse-Not-Horseâ Thesis, and Later Mohist Treatment of Parallel Inference
âBo Mou
3 On the Comparative Analysis of Chinese Measure Words: Insights from Evolutionary Theory
âMarshall D. Willman
4 Intuitions or Reasons: The Empirical Evidence for Theory of Reference
âJianhua Mei
Part 2: Cross-Contextual Meaning and Understanding
5 Communicative Meaning and Meaning as Significance
âA.P. Martinich
6 Semantics and What is Said
âUna Stojnic & Ernie Lepore
Part 3: Principle of Charity and Linguistic Relativism in Relation to Chinese: Engaging Exploration (i)
7 Conceptual Schemes and Linguistic Relativism in Relation to Chinese
âA.C. Graham
8 Grahamâs Sinologistâs Criticism and the Myth of âPre-logical Thinking
âYiu-ming Fung
Editorâs Engaging Remarks for Part 3
Davidsonâs Opening Message and His Principle of Charity
âBo Mou
Part 4: Semantic Truth and Pluralist Approaches in Chinese Context: Engaging Exploration (II)
9 (1) Pluralism about Truth in Early Chinese Philosophy: A Reflection on Wang Chongâs Approach
âAlexus McLeod
(2) Replies to Brons and Mou on Wang Chong and Pluralism
âAlexus McLeod
10 (1) Wang Chong, Truth, and Quasi-Pluralism
âLajos L. Brons
(2) âPostscriptâ
âLajos L. Brons
Editorâs Engaging Remarks for Part 4
(1) Rooted and Rootless Pluralist Approaches to Truth: Two Distinct Interpretations of Wang Chongâs Account
âBo Mou
(2) Postscript: Normative Character of Semantic Truth
âBo Mou
Part 5: The âSpeakableâ and the âUnspeakableâ in Chinese Texts: Engaging Exploration (III)
11 From the Ineffable to the Poetic: Heidegger and Confucius on Poetry-Expression of Language
âXianglong Zhang
12 How Non-Speech Becomes a Form of Speech: A Reinterpretation of the Debate at the Dam over the Hao River
âZhaohua Chu
Editorâs Engaging Remarks for Part 5
(1) Eternal Dao, Constant Name, and Language Engagement: On the Opening Message of the Dao-De-Jing
âBo Mou
(2) Postscript: From Lao Ziâs Opening Message to Davidsonâs Opening Message
âBo Mou
Part 6: Language in Action Through Chinese Texts
13 (1) Reading the Analects with Davidson: Mood, Force, and Communitive Practice in Early China
âYang Xiao
(2) Postscript 2017
âYang Xiao
14 Metaphor in Comparative Focus
âKyle Takaki
Appendixes
Appendix 1: Comparative Chronology of Philosophers
Appendix 2: Notes on Transcription and Guide to Pronunciation
Index of Names and Subjects
All interested in philosophy of language, semantics (reference and truth), pragmatics, Chinese language, Chinese philosophy, comparative Chinese-Western philosophy, cross-contextual meaning and understanding.