The dilemma of analytic philosophy in Chinese |
| |
Authors: | Yuanfan Huang |
| |
Affiliation: | Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China |
| |
Abstract: | Although a sizable number of works on analytic philosophy are published in non-Western languages, the literature continues to be written mainly in Western languages, especially English and German. This article makes a case for discussing analytic philosophy in Chinese and argues that it entails a dilemma: it can fulfill either the audience-service or knowledge-service functions but not both at the same time. This is problematic because a standard original or critical philosophical article should fulfill both functions. Then, to challenge the validity of this dilemma, I pose the hypothetical scenario of Jake, who writes a marvelous, purely original publication on analytic philosophy in Chinese. This article posits that the dilemma will not be undermined by such a case and suggests an alternative way to resolve it. |
| |
Keywords: | |
|
|