The Kung-sun Lung Tzu With a Translation Into English

Mei, Yanling

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“…Some of the most accurate commented translations include Forke (‐02); Mei (); Fung Yu‐lan (: 203–204); Graham (); Harbsmeier (: 304–311); Kou (); Johnston (); Solomon ().…”

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The “white horse is not horse” debate

Indraccolo

2017

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The so-called "white horse is not horse" (bái mǎ fēi mǎ 白馬非馬) debate, or "white horse" (bái mǎ 白馬) dialogical argument, is beyond doubt the most famous case of argumentation (biàn 辯) in the history of Classical Chinese philosophy. The somewhat disorienting statement at the center of this debate is discussed at length by two anonymous fictive characters, a persuader and their opponent, in the 'Báimǎ lùn' 白馬論 (Disquisition on White and Horse). The 'Báimǎ lùn' usually appears as the first chapter in the received text Gōngsūn Lóngzǐ 公孫龍子 (Master Gongsun Long). The Gōngsūn Lóngzǐ is a composite collection of heterogeneous materials in six chapters. The collection includes an anecdotal preface, three partially incomplete and/or corrupted dialogues, and two short and extremely intricate treatises. In particular, the dialogues included in the collection are structured in a fairly similar way and focus on what have been defined as paradoxes or sophisms belonging to the repertoire of a rather loose group of thinkers, the so-called Logicians or Chinese "Sophists" (míngjiā 名家, literally "experts on names"), allegedly active during the Warring States period (475-221 B.C.E.).

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“…Some of the most accurate commented translations include Forke (‐02); Mei (); Fung Yu‐lan (: 203–204); Graham (); Harbsmeier (: 304–311); Kou (); Johnston (); Solomon ().…”

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“…For a detailed and accurate analysis of philological issues and interpretive problems due to any inconsistencies in the text, see especially Graham (). See also Mei () and Kou ().…”

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“…Of course, name is to designate reality. 5 For these thinkers the test of the best theory seemed easy: which one provides the best fit with reality? But Zhuangzi was worried that the test of factual correspondence would not yield the best results.…”

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Philosophy and Philosophical Reasoning in the Zhuangzi: Dealing With Plurality

Lai

2006

J Chinese Philos

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The Zhuangzi is noted for its skeptical attitude toward knowledgeclaims and other assertions of universality. In opposition to proponents of the many debating schools-each claiming to hold the solution to the Warring States (475-221 BCE) unrest-the Zhuangzi seems to endorse a plurality of perspectives.This was in many ways a fresh view in the ancient Chinese philosophical context, one that appears to stand above the philosophical rivalry between the different schools. However, many questions remain regarding the point of Zhuangzi's philosophy. A key question relates to whether Zhuangzi has himself proposed a viable solution to the multiplicity of perspectives. Zhuangzi's skepticism about the assertions of the many competing views seems at times to suggest that the outcome of a vibrant plurality is relativism. Yet whether his skepticism results in relativism remains a topic of controversy among scholars. 1

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Argumentation and Persuasion in Classical Chinese Literature

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2021

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The Kung-sun Lung Tzu With a Translation Into English

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The “white horse is not horse” debate

The “white horse is not horse” debate

Philosophy and Philosophical Reasoning in the Zhuangzi: Dealing With Plurality

Argumentation and Persuasion in Classical Chinese Literature

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