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biàn [[bian]][[辯]][[辩]] ‘disputation’, also interpreted as “distinction-drawing”, one of the Mohist míng cí shuō biàn.


biàn [[bian]][[辯/辨]]  (1) ‘argue, debate’,  cf. Mòjīng B35 ‘to say that a biàn lacks a winning side is cannot be dàng (correct, fitting the facts); this is explained by biàn’, i.e. it is a necessary condition for something to be a biàn that it has a winner. (2) ‘discriminate, discern’, cf. Mòjīng NO6: ‘to grasp a thought based on what was said is xīn zhī biàn, the discernment of the mind’ (执所言而意得见，心之辩也).

《辩经》。"Debating Classics (Part One)" is an important part of "Mozi". It is a crucial document for Mohist logic and dialectics. It contains principles of Mohist logic, concept definitions, reasoning rules, etc., such as concepts like "name", "reality", "reason", etc. It is of great significance in the history of ancient Chinese logic and covers logical methods like syllogism, reflecting Mohist philosophical thoughts.

《辩经上》。伍非百《中国古名家言》中的一部分。
"Debates on the Classics, Part I" This is a section from Wu Feibai's Chinese Classical Theories of Famous Scholars.

《辩经下》。伍非百《中国古名家言》中的一部分。
"Debates on the Classics, Part I" This is a section from Wu Feibai's Chinese Classical Theories of Famous Scholars.

biànzhě [[bianzhe]][[辯者]][[辩者]] (dialectician), those skilled in biàn 辯 (disputation), who were poorly regarded in the Chinese tradition because of a reputation for sophistry as represented by the biànzhě èrshíyīshì.