The Traits of "Reasoning" in Chinese Philosophy

Philosophy and Culture 30 (12):95-106 (2003)
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Despite the difference in the Chinese philosophy of cognitive model, but the "subject-object as a" cognitive structure mainly through its sense of biased cognitive, physical evidence of the way, and "reasoning" thinking characteristic by the "push type" based . The purpose of practical reasoning to exercise, to achieve value; in language expression, due to the characteristics of Chinese language can not be totally free meaning of the symbols represent variables; their reasoning often leave thinking situations. As the significance of language structure must be in a situation of China was too obvious, and therefore thinking situation of the internal structure and mode of operation, will be China's logical focus of the study. In spite of its different modes of cognition, the primary cognitive structure of Chinese philosophy is the "identity between subject and object," whereby the cognition is oriented toward intuitive understanding and experiential testament, while the primary trait of "reasoning" is inference. The goal of the reasoning lies in personal practice and the realization of values; in terms of language, due to the characteristics of the Chinese language, it is impossible to represent variables with totally meaningless signs; and reasoning in Chinese philosophy is often connected with the context of thinking. Since the meaning of language can only be manifested in the structure of a context, the inner structure and functioning of the context of the thinking would be a focus in the study of Chinese logic

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