 | Gaurav Gajanan Desai, Supriya Nair - 2005 - 686 sivua
...Confucian attitude toward language is expressed in a well-known passage in Lunyii (The Analects): If names be not correct, language is not in accordance...of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. . . . Therefore a superior man considers it necessary that the names he uses may be spoken appropriately,... | |
 | Wei-Bin Zhang - 2006 - 212 sivua
...following argument about rectifying names is of central importance to understand Confucianism: "If names be not correct, language is not in accordance...of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties... | |
 | Kam Louie, Tseen Khoo - 2005 - 336 sivua
...concept of zhengming — the rectification of names" is useful. Chow quotes from The Analects: "If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success," and she goes on to explain that, for traditional Chinese,... | |
 | Larry Chang - 2006 - 826 sivua
...The Bible, Proverbs 16:24 Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more ... If names be not correct, language is not in accordance...of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. ~ Kongfuzi, c. 551-c. 479 BCE ~ Analects The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.... | |
 | Galia Patt-Shamir - 2006 - 362 sivua
..."What is necessary is to rectify names." When he is asked for an explanation, he receives an answer: If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language is not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success . . . the people... | |
 | Dana R. Dillon - 2007 - 242 sivua
...One China, Two Chinas, One Taiwan? By John J. Tkacikjr. What is necessary is to rectify names. ... If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth. If language be not in accordance with the truth, affairs cannot be carried out into success. — The... | |
 | Lo Kunan-chung, Guanzhong Luo - 1925 - 648 sivua
...would blame me ; and I am afraid," replied the prince. Quoting the Holy One, K'ung-ming replied, " 'If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.' In other words, if one be not really straight, people will not speak of one favourably. O Prince, you... | |
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If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. 
