Meeting on the Bridge over the River Hao: Reconsidering Focusing the Familiar

This paper studies Ames and Hall's translation of Zhongyong (Focusing the Familiar).It explores the theoretical presumptions of the two translators and presents an analysis of their translation of Zhongyong.It is observed that Ames and Hall view Confucian thought as non-transcendental, and they attempt to interpret and translate Zhongyong by recourse to process philosophy.Their careful and critical interpretation of Chinese philosophy contributes to the mutual enrichment of Chinese culture and Western culture.