BOOK REVIEW——Brook Ziporyn,Ironies of Oneness and Difference： Coherence in Early Chinese Thought

If there is one thread running through the history of Chinese philosophy, Ziporyn would identify it as the concept of ＂coherence.＂ It is no exaggeration to say that Ironies of Oneness and Difference is a gronndbreaking work, in which Ziporyn makes a case for the primacy of coherence in Chinese ontology. This is the first installment of a two part study. The second volume, Beyond Oneness and Difference.＂ Li and Coherence in Chinese Buddhist Thought and Its Antecedents, examines explicit articulations of the concept li ~, traditionally translated as ＂principle,＂ ＂reason,＂ or ＂pattern,＂ but which he argues should be understood as a form of coherence. The first volume examines the discourses in pre-Qin texts that prefigure its development. Ziporyn attempts to plot continuities of meaning and usage over time that may be interpreted as stages in the emergence of an explicit concept of li. He makes his case with impeccable sinological scholarship, extensive familiarity with the relevant texts, and mastery of philosophical concepts, discourses, and methodologies.     

中国古代法律中伦理正义的三重意蕴

伦理正义问题是中国古代法律思想史上的核心议题。在中国传统政治哲学的理念设计中,伦理正义作为政治伦理化的基本内涵而存在,并以古代法律为载体显示出价值导向的作用。在中国传统政治哲学领域,儒家正义是中国传统正义理论的基本形态。将伦理正义作为分析中国传统法律精神的基本概念,必须确切表述伦理正义在儒家文化语境中的基本特质和表现形式。