The Gongsun Longzi and Other Neglected Texts
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The Gongsun Longzi and Other Neglected Texts

Aligning Philosophical and Philological Perspectives

Herausgegeben: Suter, Rafael; Indraccolo, Lisa; Behr, Wolfgang
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The Gongsun Longzi is often considered the only extant work of the Classical Chinese "School of Names", an early intellectual tradition (trad. dated to the 4th cent. B.C.) mainly concerned with logic and the philosophy of language.The Gongsun Longzi is a heterogeneous collection of five chapters that include short treatises and largely fictive dialogues between an anonymous persuader and his opponent, which typically revolve around a paradoxical claim. Its value as a testimony to Early Chinese philosophy, however, is somewhat controversial due to the intricate textual history of the text and o...