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April 15, 2026ReligionsOpen Access

An Early Attempt at Sino-Western Intellectual Dialogue: A Historical Study of Translation of Texts on Logic by Western Missionaries at the Turn of Ming–Qing Dynasties

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SGSongkun GaoYLYuhang Li

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Historical study highlights the significance of Western logic translation in transforming Chinese thought.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how Western missionary translations of logic influenced Chinese intellectual traditions.
  • Historical analysis of translated texts from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
  • Examination of the cultural interactions between Western and Chinese philosophical ideas.
  • Assessment of shifts in Chinese conceptualizations of logic and reasoning.
  • Introduced a cognition-centered methodological framework to Chinese thought.
  • Encouraged a transition from moral speculation to empirical investigation.
  • Laid groundwork for the establishment of logic as a modern academic discipline in China.

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Gao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2cf7e4eeef8a2a6b2026https://doi.org/10.3390/rel17040476
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