Chinese Philosophy of Logic Structure

Author: Zhang Liwen
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The philosophical logical structure theory is a method for studying Chinese philosophy. It refers to the logical development of Chinese philosophical categories and the internal connections among them, as well as the system constructed by these categories within a specific socio-economic, political, and cognitive structure context. In comparison with Western philosophical concepts and categories, based on the nature and characteristics of Chinese philosophical concepts and categories, they are divided into three types: symbolic, substantial, and virtual. It proposes a three-level six-layer philosophical category interpretation method, which includes the concrete explanation of the surface structure at the syntactic and semantic levels; the interpretive explanation of the deep structure at the network and era levels; and the authentic explanation of the overall structure at the historical and unified levels. It explores the intrinsic basis of the logical structure system of Chinese philosophy, namely the overall harmony, the continuity of tradition, and the orderliness of structure.