Abstract
The main concern of Mohist conception of bian(辯) is to the question ”what enables one realizing Dao in script in practice?” or ”what is it to bridge the gap between knowledge without qu(取) and knowledge with qu?” This paper advocates that, for Mohist, it is bian that plays that bridge role. Mohist conceptions of fa(法) and lei(類) are the keys to bian. I argue that fa, paradigmatically tian(天) and sage, fails in principle to uphold the bridge role. This is so, because fa is considered as being detached from everyday life and therefore subject to various interpretations, thereby rendering Dao-following activity impossible. On the other hand, Mohist lei represents a kind of life world action-drama which includes agent, her intention, and practical pathway to her goal. This paper argues that lei thus understood will suffice the bridge function.
Translated title of the contribution | Fa, Lei and Mohist Bian-Knowledge in Practice and Dao-Following |
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Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
Pages (from-to) | 1-41 |
Number of pages | 41 |
Journal | 東吳哲學學報 = Soochow Journal of Philosophical Studies |
Issue number | 25 |
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Publication status | Published - 2012 Feb |