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What the “Failure” of Aristotelian Logic in Seventeenth Century China Teaches Us Today: A Case Study of the Mingli Tan |
Thierry Meynard() |
Research Center of Guangzhou and Foreign Cultural Exchanges, Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China |
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Abstract The Mingli Tan is recognized as the first Chinese-language treatise introducing Western logic in China. First published in the final years of the Ming dynasty, the work was presented to Emperor Kangxi in 1683. Despite its sophisticated thought and innovation, the work failed to gain support among intellectuals and court officials. By analyzing the objectives of the Mingli Tan in tandem with its companion work, the Coimbra commentary, this paper explores some of the important philosophical, pedagogical, and historical reasons that can help to explain this failure. Through this historical failure, we can gain some insights about the nature of logic and its current position in China.
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Keywords
Mingli Tan
Aristotle
logic
Jesuit
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Issue Date: 15 July 2019
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