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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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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-608192024-03-27T14:15:06Z Theoretical Knowledge in the Mohist Canon Schemmel, Matthias Boltz, William G. Chinese science Mohism Mohist Canon Epistemological foundations Spatial and temporal paradoxes Corporeal extension Theoretical reflection Schemmel on Mohist Chinese philosophy thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history 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, systematized knowledge that is independent from parallel developments in ancient Greece. It is aimed at historians of science, of knowledge and of philosophy, and generally at readers interested in these topics from an intercultural perspective and particularly with respect to China. 2023-01-20T16:54:12Z 2023-01-20T16:54:12Z 2022 book ONIX_20230120_9783031087974_31 9783031087974 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/60819 eng Archimedes application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-08797-4.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-08797-4 Springer Nature Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-031-08797-4 10.1007/978-3-031-08797-4 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 14108b57-6aee-4887-a2b2-eb06a4a5f586 9783031087974 Springer International Publishing 63 207 Cham [...] open access
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