UID:
almahu_9949463973902882
Format:
1 online resource (185 p.)
ISBN:
9783110289879
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9783110621099
Series Statement:
Beiträge zur Altertumskunde , 303
Content:
This book reconstructs the theory of signification implicit in Aristotle's De Interpretatione and its psychological background in his writing De Anima, a project often envisioned by scholars but never systematically undertaken. I begin by explaining what sort of phonetic material, according to Aristotle, can be a significans and a phônê. To that end, I provide a physiological account of which animal sounds count as phônê, as well as a psychological evaluation of the cognitive content of the phônai under consideration in De Interpretatione: names, verbs, and assertive sentences. I then turn to noêmata, which, for Aristotle, are the psychological reference and significata of names, verbs and assertive sentences. I explain what, for Aristotle, are the logical properties a significatum must have in order to be signified by the phonetic material of a name, verb or assertive sentence, and why noêmata can fulfil those logical conditions. Finally, I elucidate the significans-significatum relation without making use of the modern semantic triangle. This approach is consonant with Aristotle's methodology and breaks new ground by exploring the connection between the linguistic and psychological aspects of Aristotle's theory of signification.
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Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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1 Φωνή --
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2 Σημεῖον --
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3 The Significatum --
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4 Νοήματα in De Interpretatione and De Anima, a New Interpretation of De Interpretatione 16a3-8 --
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5 Κατὰ Συνθήκην --
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Concluding Remarks --
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Bibliography --
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Name index
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Classics and Near East Studies 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110621099
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Classics and Near East Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636178
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288995
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE CLASSICAL STUDIES 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110293838
In:
E-BOOK PAKET ALTERTUM 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288964
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110287653
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110289879
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110289879
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110289879
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