Disputers of the Tao : philosophical argument in ancient China
A. C. Graham (Author)
In "Disputers of the Tao", Angus C. Graham identifies the rationalistic and anti-rationalistic trends which culminated in the Later Mohists and the Taoist Chuang-tzu. He presents a full account of Later Mohist protologic, explores the nature of Chinese science, and examines the relation between Ying-Yang speculation and the proto-scientific speculation of medieval and Renaissance Europe. Professor Graham analyzes the underlying conceptual differences between Chinese and Western thought, some of them rooted in differences between Chinese and Indo-European languages. Throughout "Disputers of the Tao", there are ample quotation from the ancient texts, in new translations which take advantage of recent advances in Chinese linguistics and Hermeneutics. -- From publisher's description
Print Book, English, 1989
Open Court, La Salle, Illinois, 1989