Guided by 20 th century theories of language, Hansen's novel approach to interpretive theory launched the modern analytical study of Ancient Chinese philosophy.
This 1983 publication challenged authority-based traditional religious accounts stemming from 18 th and 19 th century missionary dictionaries and reliance on interpretive authority.
Hansen shows that one tiny grammatical question.
has profound implications for the understanding of Chinese philo.
Advanced Reasoning Forum Language and logic in ancient china, paperback/chad hansen
