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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... Critique oflanguage and philosophical epistemology 169 7.5 Communication and its forms 178 7.6 Language as behavior 183 Suggestions for further reading 188 CHAPTER 8 Conclusion: A glance at on-going work 8.1 Mind,. VI Table of contents.
... Critique oflanguage and philosophical epistemology 169 7.5 Communication and its forms 178 7.6 Language as behavior 183 Suggestions for further reading 188 CHAPTER 8 Conclusion: A glance at on-going work 8.1 Mind,. VI Table of contents.
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... behaviors have been described by Wittgenstein as language games. This variety ofjudgments on language is not surprising when we consider how expression and communication systems interweave with all aspects of our lives. Thought, in its ...
... behaviors have been described by Wittgenstein as language games. This variety ofjudgments on language is not surprising when we consider how expression and communication systems interweave with all aspects of our lives. Thought, in its ...
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... behavior, linguistic pathologies and theories of learning, artificial intelligence, etc. The ensemble of the data and methods derived from all these sources now goes under the heading of 'language sciences'. The distinction between ...
... behavior, linguistic pathologies and theories of learning, artificial intelligence, etc. The ensemble of the data and methods derived from all these sources now goes under the heading of 'language sciences'. The distinction between ...
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... behavioral effects. This has certainly helped to restore to the philosophical approach generally termed 'mentalism' (according to which “the structure of behavior stands to mental structure as an effect stands to its cause” [Fodor 1983 ...
... behavioral effects. This has certainly helped to restore to the philosophical approach generally termed 'mentalism' (according to which “the structure of behavior stands to mental structure as an effect stands to its cause” [Fodor 1983 ...
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... behavior we learn without thinking and teach simply by speaking and acting linguistically. Art is the word we use for techniques that develop from spontaneous actions, which can be summarized into norms and handed down through teaching ...
... behavior we learn without thinking and teach simply by speaking and acting linguistically. Art is the word we use for techniques that develop from spontaneous actions, which can be summarized into norms and handed down through teaching ...
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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