former name for logic; ancient Chinese logic studies
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former name for logic (as a field of study); ancient Chinese logical thought
archaicA historical term used in ancient China, especially during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic period, to refer to the study of logic. It is associated with the translation of Western logical works and the School of Names (名家, Mingjia) from the Hundred Schools of Thought period.
Zài在
wǎn晚
qīng清
shí时
qī期
，
“
míng名
xué学
”
yī一
cí词
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
zhǐ指
dài代
cóng从
xī西
fāng方
yǐn引
rù入
de的
luó逻
jí辑
xué学
。
During the late Qing Dynasty, the term 'Mingxue' was often used to refer to logic introduced from the West.
Yán严
Fù复
fān翻
yì译
de的
《
Mù穆
lè勒
míng名
xué学
》
duì对
jìn近
dài代
zhōng中
guó国
sī思
xiǎng想
yǐng影
xiǎng响
shēn深
yuǎn远
。
Yan Fu's translation of 'Mill's Logic' had a profound influence on modern Chinese thought.
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Míng名
jiā家
（
shìM
xiāni
qínn
shíg
qīj
yáni
jiūa
）
míng是
shí先
guān秦
xì时
de期
yī研
gè究
xué名
pài实
yǔ关
míng系
xué的
yǒu一
yuān个
yuán学
派
，
与
“
名
学
”
有
渊
源
。
The School of Names (Mingjia) was a pre-Qin dynasty school that studied the relationship between names and realities, which is related to the origins of 'Mingxue'.