Certainty as a Social Metaphor by Min Lin

Certainty as a Social Metaphor by Min Lin

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This volume combines philosophy, the social theory of knowledge, and historical analysis to present a comprehensive study of the idea of certainty as defined in the Western and Chinese intellectual traditions.

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Certainty as a Social Metaphor by Min Lin

This volume combines philosophy, the social theory of knowledge, and historical analysis to present a comprehensive study of the idea of certainty as defined in the Western and Chinese intellectual traditions.

MIN LIN is Senior Lecturer and Chair of East Asian Studies at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He is Associate Editor of the New Zealand Journal of East Asian Studies and author of The Search for Modernity: Chinese Intellectuals and Cultural Discourse in the Post-Mao Era (1999).

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ISBN 13 9780313314179
ISBN 10 0313314179
Title Certainty as a Social Metaphor
Author Min Lin
Series Contributions In Philosophy Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year published 2000-11-30
Number of pages 304
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