《오공(五公)》의 《이사고게(Isagoge)》 번역어 초탐―公稱ㆍ宗ㆍ類ㆍ殊ㆍ獨ㆍ依를 중심으로

Abstract

The subject of this thesis is the Chinese translation of Isagoge from Conimbricensis, or Commentarii Collegii Conimbricensis e Societate Jesu In Universam Dialecticam Aristotelis, which was used by the Jesuits in 16th century, Portugal, as the main text book for logic studies at the University of Coimbra. Among the many works of that book, Porphyry’s Isagoge was translated in Chinese; the full text and explanatory footnotes. In his work, Porphyry explains five core concepts: genus, species, differentia, proprium, accidens. For that reason, Middle Age academics often referred to the book as “quinque voces,” which in China, centuries later, was translated as 五公Wugong. This thesis will introduce how Isagoge’s core concepts – universale, genus, species, differentia, proprium, accidens - were translated in the Chinese language in Wugong. Each concepts were translated as 公稱gongcheng․宗zong․類lei․殊shu․獨du․依yi. The first explanation will be about the meanings of 公稱gongcheng․宗zong․類lei․殊shu․獨du․依yi; how they are traditionally conveyed in the Chinese language. Secondly, we will compare the context behind the translation of Isagoge to Wugong and last, the similarities and differences between the two.