Theoretical Knowledge in the Mohist Canon

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, syste...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schemmel, Matthias (-)
Other Authors: Boltz, William G.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Series:Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, 63
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009720257406719
Table of 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.