"A Critique of A. C. Graham's Reconstruction of the "Neo-Mohist Canons

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7863497
AutoresJane M Geaney, Jane Geaney (0000-0002-6127-5927, University of Richmond, autor de correspondencia)
Año1999
Volumen119
Número1
Páginas1
Fecha de publicación1999-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/605537
OpenAlexW2080634112
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

A. C. Graham's Later Mohist Logic, Ethics, and Sciences (1978) is the only Western-language translation of the obscure and textually corrupt chapters of the Mozi that purportedly constitute the foundations of ancient Chinese logic. Graham's presentation and interpretation of this difficult material has been largely accepted by scholars. This article questions the soundness of Graham's reconstruction of these chapters (the so-called Neo-Mohist Canons). Upon close examination, problems are revealed in both the structure and the content of the framework Graham uses to interpret the Canons. Without a more reliable framework for interpreting the text, it seems best to remain skeptical about claims that the Canons represent evidence for the study of logic in early China

Epistemology · Mohism · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy