A History of Language PhilosophiesTheory and history combine in this book to form a coherent narrative of the debates on language and languages in the Western world, from ancient classic philosophy to the present, with a final glance at on-going discussions on language as a cognitive tool, on its bodily roots and philogenetic role. An introductory chapter reviews the epistemological areas that converge into, or contribute to, language philosophy, and discusses their methods, relations, and goals. In this context, the status of language philosophy is discussed in its relation to the sciences and the arts of language. Each chapter is followed by a list of suggested readings that refer the reader to the final bibliography. About the author: Lia Formigari, Professor Emeritus at University of Rome, La Sapienza. Her publications include: Language and Experience in XVIIth-century British Philosophy. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, 1988; Signs, Science and Politics. Philosophies of Language in Europe 1700 1830. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, 1993; La sémiotique empiriste face au kantisme. Liège: Mardaga, 1994. |
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... 19th century 149 7.2 A critique ofimpure reason: Psychologism and the language 149 7.1 Philosophical idealism and language theories sciences 154 7.3 The decline of psychologism 160 7.4 Critique oflanguage and philosophical epistemology ...
... 19th century 149 7.2 A critique ofimpure reason: Psychologism and the language 149 7.1 Philosophical idealism and language theories sciences 154 7.3 The decline of psychologism 160 7.4 Critique oflanguage and philosophical epistemology ...
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... 19thcentury cultural anthropology, Heymann Steinthal, described the act of ... century, philosophers compared languages to archives where the memory ... century, the age ofpolitical economy, when the comparison of verbal commerce to the ...
... 19thcentury cultural anthropology, Heymann Steinthal, described the act of ... century, philosophers compared languages to archives where the memory ... century, the age ofpolitical economy, when the comparison of verbal commerce to the ...
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... century; the institutionalization of the discipline took place at the beginning ofthe 19th century in Germany and is tied to the development of historical-comparative research in linguistics and to the reform of German universities ...
... century; the institutionalization of the discipline took place at the beginning ofthe 19th century in Germany and is tied to the development of historical-comparative research in linguistics and to the reform of German universities ...
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... 19th century, the study of language had been unanimously considered one ofthe historical sciences. This does not mean that other aspects oflanguage theory were not taken into consideration. But there was somewhat of a division of ...
... 19th century, the study of language had been unanimously considered one ofthe historical sciences. This does not mean that other aspects oflanguage theory were not taken into consideration. But there was somewhat of a division of ...
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... 19th century). Another example is the speech of psychiatric patients, often accompanied by metalinguistic observations on the patients' part. Such observations can provide important clues to speech mechanisms. On the other hand ...
... 19th century). Another example is the speech of psychiatric patients, often accompanied by metalinguistic observations on the patients' part. Such observations can provide important clues to speech mechanisms. On the other hand ...
Contents
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4 Philosophy of language from Boethius to Locke | 57 |
5 Language and philosophy from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment | 83 |
6 Languages peoples and nations | 129 |
7 Language and philosophy at the turn of the 19th century | 149 |
8 Conclusion | 189 |
Bibliography | 207 |
Author index | 237 |
Subject index | 245 |
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