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Jin Yuelin's Ontology
Perspectives on the Problem of Induction
Series: - Modern Chinese Philosophy, Volume: 6
Author:
Jin Yuelin (1895-1984) was a leading philosopher in Republican-era China, yet he remains virtually unknown in the West. His major publications include a textbook on logic (
Luoji), an epistemology (
Zhishilun) and an ontology (
Lun dao). Like many other Chinese intellectuals of his time, he was greatly influenced by Western ideas and terms. Most importantly, he considered the problem of induction, which was central to his thought, from the perspectives of epistemology and ontology. In his response to this problem, Jin employed terms drawn from Chinese tradition, as well as neologisms, thus creating a unique philosophy of process. This work focuses on Jin’s ontological response to the problem of induction, and also provides a summary of his epistemological response.
Yvonne Schulz Zinda received her PhD (2001) in Sinology from the Universität Hamburg. She is Visiting Professor at the Universität Nürnberg-Erlangen where she works on philosophy and intellectual history in modern China and Korea.
"The very fact that the work and person of Jin Yuelin is not well known in the Western world or even Western sinology...makes this contribution valuable...[
Jin Yuelin's Ontology] provides a systematic work-immanent analysis of Jin's ontology....for anyone who wants to deepen his knowledge of a leading philosopher in Republican-era China - Jin Yuelin and his thought, [this book] is a guide that leads directly to the center of his philosophical system."
Zbigniew Wesolowski, Monumenta Serica 60 (2012)
"In Jin Yuelin’s Ontology: Perspectives on the Problem of Induction, Yvonne Schulz Zinda systematically unveils, analyzes, and discusses Jin Yuelin’s original and influential work in logic, epistemology, and ontology. This book is important not just because it rescues Jin’s legacy from the neglect of the Western sinologists but because Jin’s philosophic lexicon and foundational work in logic, epistemology, and ontology paved the way for twentieth century philosophers in China both to think philosophically and to utilize a number of philosophical terms, native as well as Western, in grappling with the fundamental philosophical issues of the day."
Kirill Ole Thompson, National Taiwan University, China Review International, Vol. 20, Nos. 1 & 2 (2013)
Zbigniew Wesolowski, Monumenta Serica 60 (2012)
"In Jin Yuelin’s Ontology: Perspectives on the Problem of Induction, Yvonne Schulz Zinda systematically unveils, analyzes, and discusses Jin Yuelin’s original and influential work in logic, epistemology, and ontology. This book is important not just because it rescues Jin’s legacy from the neglect of the Western sinologists but because Jin’s philosophic lexicon and foundational work in logic, epistemology, and ontology paved the way for twentieth century philosophers in China both to think philosophically and to utilize a number of philosophical terms, native as well as Western, in grappling with the fundamental philosophical issues of the day."
Kirill Ole Thompson, National Taiwan University, China Review International, Vol. 20, Nos. 1 & 2 (2013)
Introduction
Chapter 1. Jin’s Use of Language
Chapter 2. Point of Departure
Chapter 3. Ontology
Chapter 4. Points of Arrival
Chapter 5. Conclusion
Appendix 1. Abbreviations of Book Titles
Appendix 2. Translation of the Propositions of the Chapters in Lun Dao
Glossary
Bibliography
Chapter 1. Jin’s Use of Language
Chapter 2. Point of Departure
Chapter 3. Ontology
Chapter 4. Points of Arrival
Chapter 5. Conclusion
Appendix 1. Abbreviations of Book Titles
Appendix 2. Translation of the Propositions of the Chapters in Lun Dao
Glossary
Bibliography
Those interested in philosophy and intellectual history, as well as Sinologists.