Chinese philosophy: a philosophical essay on the "state-of-the-art."

Article Abstract:

Two groups of contemporary thinkers in China and the West are engaged in an emerging intellectual discourse on Chinese philosophy. Philosophers, responding to the virtual exclusion of Chinese philosophy from the Western intellectual tradition, seek to restructure philosophy making it more globally comprehensive. Chinese scholars are engaged in reinterpreting their intellectual heritage and transforming it by appealing to other traditions. As in the past, practical concerns circumscribe theoretical reflections in China.

Philosophy, Comparative, Comparative philosophy, Philosophy, Chinese, Chinese philosophy

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Confucian commentary and Chinese intellectual history

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Interlinear commentaries found on Confucian classics should be taken into account when translating texts to provide a clearer understanding of how the literature influenced different peoples of different generations. English translations of the Confucian canon tended to present a normative reading of the text. However, it should be noted that the Confucian commentaries underscored the changing meaning of the texts to generations of Chinese from dynasty to dynasty.

Criticism and interpretation, Literature, Chinese literature, Translations, Confucianism

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Chinese ideographs and western ideas

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The Chinese script is ideographic, representing ideas, and not phonetic. The rareness of this script, unique to Chinese and Japanese, has been a cause for debate among Western scholars. Some accept it as the Chinese view of language while others condemn it. Ideographic spelling has been rejected as scientific linguistics proves that writing can be phonetic only. A close study reveals that ideographic representation is possible, but not universally applicable.

Chinese characters, Chinese language

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