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Jan 29, 2019 · Confucius s key theory of language is known as the "Rectification of Names."In Book 13 of The Analects, when asked about the first measure to be taken in order to improve the administration, Confucius replied, "It would certainly be to correct language" (159). He further explained why the rectification of names is imperative:
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The carrying out of these relational duties would equate the proper channeling of li and the correct use of zhèngmíng congruent to Confucius' teachings leading to the envisioned path of his doctrine; a moral and efficient society and individuals who have achieved the ascension to superior human beings through the principles of li and jen. The proper operation of oneself ultimately depends on ...
Confucius’ Rectification of Names. “If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion.
Jun 11, 2020 · 1 Introduction. According to a widely held conventional wisdom, the doctrine of zhèngmíng 正名, “rectification of names”, or perhaps “correcting names”, appears to be central to the tradition that springs from the thought of Confucius (Kǒngzǐ 孔子). But whether zhèngmíng really is central to early Confucianism, what the ...
- Hui Chieh Loy
- philoyhc@nus.edu.sg
- 2020
Nov 13, 2021 · The common approach to discussing Confucius’ advocacy of “correction of names” (zhengming 正名) is to join the current academic debate about its meaning, usually in philosophical terms. Rather than joining in, however, this article describes the debate itself as a historically situated discourse largely dating from the early Republican era. I argue that Hu Shi 胡適 played a crucial ...
- Carine Defoort
- Carine.Defoort@kuleuven.be
- 2021
Aug 25, 2016 · Confucius’ explanation of the “rectification of names” is not necessarily related to the theories of “social status” and “names and actuality.” The reason scholars have interpreted the rectification of names in the Analects in so many different ways is, to a large degree, due to assumptions about Confucius’ thinking by his successors, and based on the views on rectification of ...
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Jan 28, 2008 · Rectification of Names (zhengming, 正名) Confucius famously says in Analects 13.3 that the first thing to do in conducting state affairs is to “rectify names” — or “correct terms.”. Otherwise, he says, “speech will not follow” (yan bu shun 言不順), with the result that “affairs will not be accomplished” (shi bu cheng ...
