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This thesis explains the "systematic" refinement of Kenneth Burke's theoretical process through his development of a theological paradigm for the dramatistic vocabulary. It describes the merging metaphysical and dialectical issues in Burke's critical thought and locates a theoretical shift in A Grammar of Motives, where Burke posits the prototype for his key term, "act." The study then interprets the formal treatment of the prototype in The Rhetoric of Religion: Studies in Logology, and demonstrates how the derived paradigm maintains and advances the convergence of metaphysics and dialectics, and how it reestablishes the interaction between language structure and usage in two types of definition or explanation (temporal-logical, narrative-tautological). This thesis also describes the purpose and functional range of Logology.

According to Humboldt, language is a typical cultural activity which involves the act of creation (Erzeugung). It is also an important activity which reveals the nature of man. In the first part of this research, we try to sum up Humboldt's analysis on creation into four main theses: (1) the true definition of language must be based on speaking, rather than dead products such as words and rules. As a result, the definition of language can only be a genetic one and must be related to a certain idea of "activity;" (2) speaking is an act through which the speaker expresses his thought by using different sounds. In other words, man uses speech sounds as tools of expression. Thus, language is an act of producing tools rather than the tools produced; (3) only articulated sounds are capable of expressing thoughts. If we want to use them to express our ideas, we must compel our vocal organs and produce sounds with patiicular sound-forms. In Humboldt's words, this involves a process of Bildung in which we combine matter and form to produce tools with particular forms. (4) To express a certain thought, we have to put words together. These grammatically formed words, all as elements, enter into the sentence and form a new unity. A closer look at this operation shows that words acquire their grammatical functions through a special mental act: the mind creates a sentence to express the thought, but by the same act opposes itself to the created. From this point of view, language is a synthesis which brings elements together to create novelties. / At the very first glance, Humboldt's philosophy of language is just a series of tedious, laborious examination of linguistic facts. In addition, the idealistic terminologies he employed set up a barrier for those who want to understand his theory. Through our investigations, we show that his philosophy of language can be seen as the foundation of a full-fledged philosophy of culture with the analysis on creation providing all the building blocks. Humboldt reminds us of the freedom of the individual, and stresses on the importance of the self-consciousness of any human activity. As an educational reform is currently undergoing in Hong Kong, the philosophy of Humboldt can act as a timely reminder for all of us. / In the second part of this research, we follow the example of Humboldt and start a series of investigations to show how Cantonese-speaking community uses different sound-forms to form words and sentences. Our investigations will focus on the activity of the listener. We try to prove that there is a change of role of the listener whenever he understands a certain chain of words. A listener always plays a double-role. He must speak in order to understand. The active role of the listener is evidence that Humboldt's analysis on creation can be applied to all aspects of language and is still meaningful to us despite its idealistic traits. / 趙子明. / Adviser: Tze Wan Kwan. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 73-03, Section: A, page: . / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-186). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Zhao Ziming.

馮耀明 = Fung Yiu-ming. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--香港中文大學硏究院中國文化硏究學部, 1984. / Manuscript. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 575-578). / Feng Yaoming = Fung Yiu-ming. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue yan jiu yuan Zhongguo wen hua yan jiu xue bu, 1984. / 論文提要 --- p.(I) / Chapter 第一章 --- 《公孫龍》的名實觀與離藏論 --- p.1 / Chapter 1 --- 引言 --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- 《白馬論》的邏輯結構 --- p.4 / Chapter 3 --- 謂詞與個體名之區分 --- p.31 / Chapter 4 --- 唯名論還是實在論？ --- p.40 / Chapter 5 --- 固定意指與偶然意指之區分 --- p.57 / Chapter 6 --- 指、物指與物 --- p.88 / Chapter 7 --- 《指物論》的存有論論旨 --- p.107 / Chapter 8 --- 離藏論與名實觀 --- p.133 / Chapter 第二章 --- 《墨辯》的知識論與名辯觀 --- p.149 / Chapter 1 --- 引言 --- p.149 / Chapter 2 --- 知之條件、方式、內容及對象 --- p.152 / Chapter 3 --- 言辯和真理的問題 --- p.172 / Chapter 4 --- 名實的問題 --- p.198 / Chapter 5 --- 辯¨®Ơ方式之限制 --- p.235 / Chapter 6 --- 加詞、變詞的問題 --- p.244 / Chapter 第三章 --- 《莊子》的不可¨®Ơ論與實踐哲學 --- p.289 / Chapter 1 --- 引言 --- p.289 / Chapter 2 --- 積極的懷疑論 --- p.293 / Chapter 3 --- 辯無勝與是非未可定的問題 --- p.302 / Chapter 4 --- 言與知之極限問題 --- p.319 / Chapter 5 --- 物與道之區分：可¨®Ơ與不可¨®Ơ --- p.333 / Chapter 6 --- 道真的不可言¨®Ơ嗎？ --- p.345 / Chapter 7 --- 實踐的超越進路 --- p.376 / Chapter 第四章 --- 《荀子》的實踐之知與正名論 --- p.394 / Chapter 1 --- 引言 --- p.394 / Chapter 2 --- 學與知 --- p.398 / Chapter 3 --- 認知心與統類心 --- p.309 / Chapter 4 --- 以仁識心和以智識心 --- p.419 / Chapter 5 --- 心與道之関係 --- p.429 / Chapter 6 --- 正名與正言 --- p.458 / Chapter 7 --- 制名的原則與方法 --- p.474 / Chapter 8 --- 破三惑 --- p.496 / Chapter 第五章 --- 結論 --- p.508 / Chapter 1 --- 四家的思想進路與理論宗趣 --- p.508 / Chapter 2 --- 四家學¨®Ơ在哲學和哲學文上的意義 --- p.516 / Chapter 3 --- 方法學的問題 --- p.525 / 附註 --- p.537 / 參考書目　 --- p.575

Arthur Yee Shun Luk. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaves 51-52.

Thesis. 1976. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Philosophy. / Vita. / Bibliography: leaves 385-390. / Ph.D.

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