Language and experience in 17th-century British philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / Lia Formigari

• Autore: Formigari Lia <1931->
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., 1988
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (186 p.)
• Disciplina: 401
• Soggetto topico: Language and languages - Philosophy - History - 17th century; Empiricism; Philosophy, British - 17th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "Revised version of a volume originally published in 1970 under the title Linguistica ed empirismo nel Seicento inglese"--P. [vii].
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: LANGUAGE AND EXPERIENCE IN 17TH-CENTURY BRITISH PHILOSOPHY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 0. Introduction Francis Bacon and the Renaissance Linguistic Tradition; 1.0 Language and the languages; 2.0 The reconstruction of linguistic unity; 3.0 Semiotics and the theory of knowledge; Concluding remarks; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects
• Sommario/riassunto: The focus of this volume is the crisis of the traditional view of the relationship between words and things and the emergence of linguistic arbitrarism in 17th-century British philosophy. Different groups of sources are explored: philological and antiquarian writings, pedagogical treatises, debates on the respective merits of the liberal and mechanical arts, essays on cryptography and the art of gestures, polemical pamphlets on university reform, universal language scheme, and philosophical analyses of the conduct of the understanding. In the late 17th-century the philosophy of mind discards b
• Titolo autorizzato: Language and experience in 17th-century British philosophy
• ISBN: 1-283-31376-6; 9786613313768; 90-272-7862-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458033303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. : Series III, . -Studies in the history of the language sciences ; ; v. 48.