Semantic Aspects of Classical Chinese Analogies and Structural Thought Patterns

Specific Chinese logical reasoning was mainly not focused on explicit elaborations of systematic or coherent formulations of the universal rational laws. In its prevailing form it did not produce any comprehensive system of symbolism for abstract or formally expressible thought. In China, logical thought was always linked to the language, especially to its semantic aspects, and was determined by its close connection to ethics. The fact that analogies were extremely important in traditional Chinese logic is clearly evidenced by most of the influential works of the ancient period. The article explores the connection between specific Chinese analogies and the relational or structural paradigms of specific ancient Chinese reasoning.

關鍵字

Classical Chinese Logic ； Classical Chinese Analogisms ； Structural Relations ； Logic and Axiology

並列摘要

特定的中國邏輯推理，重點並不在於詳細說明對於普遍的理性規律之系統性或一貫性的陳述。其主流形式並未產生任何整全性的象徵系統，來呈現抽象或形式上可表達之思想。在中國，邏輯思維總是和語言有關（尤其是語言的語意學層面），並取決於語言與倫理學的密切關係。古代大多數極具影響力的作品，顯然證明了類比在傳統中國的邏輯中極為重要。本文即是探索特定的中國類比與特定古中國推理之關係或結構典範之間的關連性。

並列關鍵字

古典中國邏輯；古典中國類比推理；結構關係；邏輯與價值論

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