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The first systematic survey of the conceptual history of basic logical terminology in ancient China.
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"Joseph Needham's masterpiece, chronicling the scientific and technical achievements of the world's oldest continuous civilization, has by now illuminated almost every aspect of the intellectual history of East Asia." David Wright, Isis
"This latest volume in the monumental series Science and Civilisation in China is singular. Unlike its companion volumes, it treats not the history of science but the comparitive history of the foundations of science in language and logic." China Review International
"[An] astonishing and enduring study...[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task."
Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books
"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man."
Laurence Picken, Cambridge University
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Surveying the conceptual history of logical terminology in ancient China, this unique work in the Science and Civilisation in China series examines how the basic features of classical Chinese language made it a suitable medium for science in ancient China.
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Condition: New. InhaltsverzeichnisForeword Joseph Needham Preface SECTION 49: LANGUAGE AND LOGIC IN TRADITIONAL CHINA A: METHOD: 1. Methodological remarks 2. The history of the study of classical Chinese language and logic in the West B: TYPOLOGY: . Seller Inventory # 865103645
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