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Topic: On Chinese Language and Science: An Informal Discussion
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 Posted - 06/03/2001 : 14:20:33
Department of Chinese, Translation & Linguistics
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Institute of Chinese Linguistics
Seminar
Topic:
On Chinese Language and Science: An Informal Discussion
By
Prof. Joseph Chen (程貞一教授)
UC, San Diego / City University of Hong Kong
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Date: 23 April 2001 (Monday)
Venue: CTL Conference Room B7533, CityU
Abstract:
Chinese language and science has been a topic of discussion dating
back at least to the 14th century when Chinese books were translated into
other
languages. In this talk, I would like to draw from my experience in the
translation
of ancient work in science and to raise a number of questions for discussion.
One of the basic questions is "What is the language of science?" Case
discussions
will be made on the issue of concept versus symbol, of precision versus
selective
fuzziness, and of the thought process of de-cheng 得成 versus that of proof.
Biography:
Joseph C. Y. Chen is a Professor of Physics at the University of
California, San Diego. Before joining UCSD, he did research at the Brookhaven
National Laboratory, the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, Colorado
and the Manchester University, England. His research interest has been in
atomic
and molecular physics and in the history and philosophy of science. Other
than research articles in scientific journals and monographs, Chen has also
publications in the history of science which include Two-Tone Set-Bells of
Marquis Yi (World Scientific, 1994) and Early Chinese Work in Natural Science
(Hong Kong University Press, 1996). He is currently a member of the
International Advisory Board for the Journal Studies in the History of Natural
Sciences.
Enquiries: 2788-8705
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