Jin Tao, Nature and Man

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-981-15-2101-0
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 315 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: China Academic Library

This book presents the research achievements of Jin Yuelin, the first logician and a prominent philosopher in China, who founded a new philosophical system combining elements from Western and Chinese philosophical traditions, especially the concept of Tao. It consists of three sections: the first section interprets Jin’s studies on Chinese philosophy, Russell’s ideology and other general discussions in the field; section 2 includes Jin’s studies on logic, which made him the founding father of modern logic in China; and section 3 presents Jin’s ideas on politics, including his studies on Thomas Hill Green.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jin, Yuelin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Philosophy.- Chapter 1. Chinese Philosophy.- Chapter 2. Tao, Nature and Man.- Chapter 3. Philosophy and Life.- Chapter 4. A Freeman’s Task.- Chapter 5. Philosophy as a Guide to Social Practice.- Chapter 6. On the Essence of Russell’s Neutral Monism.- Chapter 7. Internal and External Relations.- Chapter 8. The Principle of Introduction and a Priori.- Part 2: Logics.- Chapter 9. Prolegomena.- Part 3: Politics.- Chapter 10. The Final Powers of Governors.- Chapter 11. On Political Thought.- Chapter 12. The Political Theory of Thomas Hill Green.

Über Autor(innen)

Yuelin Jin (1895–1984) was a leading philosopher in Republican-era China, yet he remains virtually unknown in the West. His major publications include a textbook on logic, an epistemology and an ontology.