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Theoretical knowledge in the Mohist Canon / Matthias Schemmel, William G. Boltz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schemmel, Matthias, author.
- Boltz, William G., author.
- Series:
- Archimedes (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; 2215-0064 v. 63.
- Archimedes, 2215-0064 ; volume 63
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--China--History.
- Science.
- Moism.
- Physical Description:
- x, 207 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
- Language Note:
- Translation from Chinese with introduction and commentary in English.
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Current copyright fee: GBP19.00 42\0.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 3031087968
- 9783031087967
- OCLC:
- 1319074587
- Publisher Number:
- 99993616550
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