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

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ID7863497
AutoresJane M Geaney, Jane Geaney (0000-0002-6127-5927, University of Richmond, autor correspondente)
Ano1999
Volume119
Fascículo1
Páginas1
Data de publicação1999-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289
EditoraJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/605537
OpenAlexW2080634112
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8

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