
Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations
Traversing Chinese and Western Theories of the Sign
Ersu Ding(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Will be published approx. on 15. November 2010
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-4426-4048-1 (ISBN)
Description
The first major work in Sino-Western comparative semiotics, Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations is a trans-disciplinary and intercultural effort that makes intellectual connections not only across such diverse academic fields as epistemology, anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and cultural studies but also between Chinese and Western theories of the sign in the conviction that they can shed light on one another.
In this groundbreaking work, Ersu Ding studies two traditions of semiotic realism, represented by Plato and Husserl in the West and by Mo Zi and Ouyang Jian in China. They share two fundamental assumptions with regard to meaning: that there exist ultimate qualities of things and states of affairs in the extrasemiotic world and that the meanings of words or other types of sign are derivatives of these essentials. A pioneering work that remains extraordinarily accessible, Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations explores a wide range of issues, including inter-subjective negotiation of meaning, the relationship between metaphor and culture, and the production and dissemination of myths.
In this groundbreaking work, Ersu Ding studies two traditions of semiotic realism, represented by Plato and Husserl in the West and by Mo Zi and Ouyang Jian in China. They share two fundamental assumptions with regard to meaning: that there exist ultimate qualities of things and states of affairs in the extrasemiotic world and that the meanings of words or other types of sign are derivatives of these essentials. A pioneering work that remains extraordinarily accessible, Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations explores a wide range of issues, including inter-subjective negotiation of meaning, the relationship between metaphor and culture, and the production and dissemination of myths.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
53 figures; 2 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-4048-1 (9781442640481)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ersu Ding is a professor in the Department of English at Lingnan University.
Content
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Meaning of Symbols and Orthographic Conventions
Introduction
The Platonic Triad and Its Chinese Counterpart
Ontological Realism under Fire
The Return of the Subject(s)
The Peircean Trichotomy
The Poetic Logic
Metaphor and Culture
Myth Making and Its Socio-Economic Functions
Epilogue: Semiotics as an Interdisciplinary Enterprise
Technical Glossary
Biographical Sketches
Notes
Cited Works and General Bibliography
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Meaning of Symbols and Orthographic Conventions
Introduction
The Platonic Triad and Its Chinese Counterpart
Ontological Realism under Fire
The Return of the Subject(s)
The Peircean Trichotomy
The Poetic Logic
Metaphor and Culture
Myth Making and Its Socio-Economic Functions
Epilogue: Semiotics as an Interdisciplinary Enterprise
Technical Glossary
Biographical Sketches
Notes
Cited Works and General Bibliography
Index