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- Calls attention with a detailed expounding of Early China thinking about the explanation of the meaning of the world
- Analyzes systematically the semiotic thoughts in the pre-Qin period of China
- Takes the ritual and music culture system as the largest symbol system in pre-Qin China as a whole
Part of the book series: China Academic Library (CHINALIBR)
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This book examines practices on the relationship between sign and meaning in the Pre-Imperial period of China from the semiotics perspective. Although the Chinese civilization did not develop a comprehensive semiotics system in that period, they are highly semiotic in many ways. The thinking and application of signs of Chinese people can be found in many classics, such as The Book of Changes, The Analects of Confucius, Tao De Jing and Zhuangzi. This book begins its study by re-examining the semiotic thoughts contained in The Book of Changes and inquiries into the thoughts of the major philosophers of different schools. It provides insights into the findings of these philosophers concerning the relationship between sign and meaning. In particular, it concentrates on how the prosperity of the various contending semiotic thoughts complemented each other in forming a sign system. In addition, the book also emphasizes the wholeness and associativity of observing things and studying relevantsigns of Chinese people. As the first monograph in any language to systematically summarize Chinese semiotic thought in the Pre-Imperial period, this book helps promote understanding of the traditional Chinese culture and mindset.
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Dong Zhu, Professor at Jinan University, Guangzhou, is a well-known scholar on the history of Chinese classical philosophy, particularly in semiotics. He authors six books on the Pre-Qin philosophical schools and their debates, especially that between the Moists, Namists, and Daoists.
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Book Title: Chinese Semiotic Thoughts in the Pre-imperial Age
Authors: Dong Zhu
Translated by: Wei Ren, Jia Peng
Series Title: China Academic Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5986-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing Co., Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-5985-3Published: 12 January 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-5988-4Published: 13 January 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-5986-0Published: 11 January 2024
Series ISSN: 2195-1853
Series E-ISSN: 2195-1861
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 168
Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Semiotics, Philosophy, general, Philosophical Traditions, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy, general