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Autore |
Panaccio Claude |
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Titolo |
Mental Language : From Plato to William of Ockham / / Claude Panaccio |
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New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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0-8232-7264-8 |
0-8232-7262-1 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (302 pages) |
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Collana |
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Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HochschildJoshua P |
ZiebartMeredith K |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language and logic |
Logic |
Concepts |
Knowledge, Theory of - History |
Thought and thinking - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2017. |
Translated from the French. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Editorial Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: The Sources -- Part II: Thirteenth-Century Controversies -- Part III: The Via moderna -- Conclusion -- Postscript to the English-Language Edition (2014) -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The notion that human thought is structured like a language, with a precise syntax and semantics, has been pivotal in recent philosophy of mind. Yet it is not a new idea: it was systematically explored in the fourteenth century by William of Ockham and became central in late medieval philosophy. Mental Language examines the background of Ockham's innovation by tracing the history of the mental language theme in ancient and medieval thought. Panaccio identifies two important traditions: one philosophical, stemming from Plato and Aristotle, and the other theological, rooted in the Fathers of the Christian Church. The study then focuses on the merging of the two |
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