试析墨家的语言观与其逻辑的贯通性

On the Mohist Idea of Language and Its Logical Permeation

在语言观或名实现上,墨家确认了实是第一位、名是第二位的关系和语言对于世界的认识功能;进而在总结语言活动的逻辑原则和方法时,建立了墨家的逻辑。

In the view of language, the ancient school of Mohism maintained a language principle of content and form. In regard to their relations 'content' comes in the first place and 'form' in the second place. Mohism also professes the cognitive function of language towards the world. Based on this idea and with the summary of the logical principles and methodology of language practice, the Mohist logical theory was established. As a matter of fact, the Aristotelian logic was also founded on Mohist view of language. It is believed that this investigation will provide new access to the comparative study of Chinese logical theory and western logical theory.