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Added by: Veronica CibotaruAbstract:
How have human beings expressed the consciousness and ideas hidden deep within the individual in order to overcome the regional and particular characteristics of language and attain universality as thought? Taking up the issues that have emerged since the “linguistic turn,” this work reflects on the linguistic experiences with which philosophers, thinkers, and writers from across time and cultures—including Zhuangzi and Laozi, Kūkai, Motoori Norinaga, and Natsume Sōseki—have grappled, going beyond the confines of modern Western cultural spheres.
Comment: This book offers a comprehensive survey of the history of Japanese philosophy of language and its relationship to Chinese philosophy of language while opening paths for dialogue with prominent themes in the history of Western philosophy of language, such as the linguistic turn. Nonetheless, it presupposes proficiency in Japanese, as the book has not yet been translated into English.
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Added by: Veronica CibotaruAbstract:
The paper is concerned with the development of the paradoxical theme of Daoism. Based on Chad Hansen's interpretation of Daoism and Chinese philosophy in general, it traces the history of Daoism by following their treatment of the limit of language. The Daoists seem to have noticed that there is a limit to what language can do and that the limit of language is paradoxical. The 'theoretical' treatment of the paradox of the limit of language matures as Daoism develops. Yet the Daoists seem to have noticed that the limit of language and its paradoxical nature cannot be overcome. At the end, we are left with the paradoxes of the Daoists. In this paper, we jump into the abyss of the Daoists' paradoxes from which there is no escape. But the Daoists' paradoxes are fun!
Comment: This is a good introduction to the Daoist philosophy of language and offers new insights into the question of the limits of language, a concept also explored in Western philosophy.