Aristotle in China - Language, Categories and Translation

Klappentext The author explores the relation between language and thought! referring to a Chinese translation of Aristotle's Categories. Zusammenfassung In an exploration of the relation between language and thought! the author analyses linguistic relativism with reference to a Chinese translation of Aristotle's Categories. In so doing he addresses some key questions relating to philosophy! language and translation. His findings will fascinate scholars in the field and related disciplines. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. The China Syndrome: Language, Logical Form, Translation: 1. Introduction; 2. Guidance and constraint; 3. On the very idea of translation; 4. Case-study 1: conditionals; 5. Case-study 2: Chinese is a list; 6. Logical form; 7. Case-study 3: being; 8. Case-study 4: truth; 9. Case-study 5: nouns and ontology; 10. Conclusion; Part II. Aristotelian whispers: 11. Introduction; 12. What's in a name?; 13. Disputation, discrimination, inference; 14. The need for logic; 15. Finite and infinite; 16. The simple and the complex; 17. All the things there are; 18. How many questions? 19. Relatively speaking; 20. Particular and general; 21. Translating the untranslatable; Epilogue; Glossary; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Wardy Robert, Robert Wardy, Robert (University of Cambridge) Wardy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521028479
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02847-9
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Needham Research Institute Stu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)