The Basic Issues of China Classical Science Philosophy and Its Three Forms
XING Yi-hai
Abstract:China classical science philosophy is Philosophy of Science in ancient China. The basic concept of Chinese science such as Wu (things), Qi, Yin and Yang, Wuxing (the five elements) formed earlier, but it was Zhuang Zi (and Hui Zi) who founded the first school of science philosophy in ancient China and put forward three basic issues of Chinese classical science philosophy about equality theory of things, equality all of things and equality between thing and person. Shao Yong and his disciples formed the second school of science philosophy in ancient China. It features as image and mathematics. Fang School with Fang Yizhi as the core has been the third form. It epitomized the China classical science philosophy, acting as summarist and terminator, to open up the modernization process of China’s science philosophy.
Keywords:Fang YizhiZhuang ZiShaoYongChina classical science philosophy
Publication Date:2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:7( 1-7 )
