Article ID: CBB001200565

Body and Mind in Early China: An Integrated Humanities--Science Approach (2013)

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This article argues against the strong holist position that the early Chinese lacked any concept of mind--body dualism, and more broadly against a neo-Orientalist trend that portrays Chinese thought as radically different from Western thought. In the first half, it makes the case against strong mind--body holism by drawing upon traditional archeological and textual evidence. In the second, it turns to resources from the sciences, arguing that large-scale quantitative--qualitative analyses of early Chinese texts suggest that they embrace a quite vigorous form of mind--body dualism, and further that a huge body of evidence coming out of the cognitive sciences suggests that this is not at all surprising. In this section, the role that deep humanistic knowledge can, and should, play in scientific approaches to culture is also explored. The article concludes by suggesting that a mutually informed, humanities--scientific approach to religious studies is the best way for our field to move forward

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Authors & Contributors
Pecere, Paolo
Zhang, Yanhua
Wilson, Robert A.
Uttal, William R.
Tong, Heng-ping
Ross, Don
Concepts
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy
Mind and body
Philosophy of science
Cognitive science
Psychology
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Early modern
Modern
20th century
19th century
Places
China
Greece
Germany
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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