Theoretical knowledge in the Mohist Canon / Matthias Schemmel, William G. Boltz.
2022
Q127.C5
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Title
Theoretical knowledge in the Mohist Canon / Matthias Schemmel, William G. Boltz.
Author
Schemmel, Matthias, author.
ISBN
9783031087974 (electronic bk.)
3031087976 (electronic bk.)
9783031087967 (print)
3031087968
3031087976 (electronic bk.)
9783031087967 (print)
3031087968
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 207 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-08797-4 doi
Call Number
Q127.C5
Dewey Decimal Classification
509.51
Summary
This open access book presents a new translation, interpretation and analysis of selected passages from the so-called Mohist Canon, a Chinese text from ca. 300 BCE, and discusses the role of the text in the world history of science, arguing that it represents an early emergence of theoretical, systematized knowledge that is independent from parallel developments in ancient Greece. It is aimed at historians of science, of knowledge and of philosophy, and generally at readers interested in these topics from an intercultural perspective and particularly with respect to China.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Open access.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 11, 2023).
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Boltz, William G., author.
Series
Archimedes (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; v. 63. 2215-0064
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the Mohist Canon
2. The Mohist Canon and alternative origins of theoretical science
3. Text and Translation
4. Lexical Appendix, A 76 - A 87.
2. The Mohist Canon and alternative origins of theoretical science
3. Text and Translation
4. Lexical Appendix, A 76 - A 87.