UID:
almafu_9959238043802883
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 159 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-13898-1
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0-521-03601-1
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0-511-20423-X
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0-511-07144-2
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1-280-42016-2
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0-511-48729-0
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0-511-18014-4
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0-511-32632-7
Content:
This book examines John Locke's claims about the nature and workings of language. Walter Ott proposes an interpretation of Locke's thesis in which words signify ideas in the mind of the speaker, and argues that rather than employing such notions as sense or reference, Locke relies on an ancient tradition that understands signification as reliable indication. He then uses this interpretation to explain crucial areas of Locke's metaphysics and epistemology, including essence, abstraction, knowledge and mental representation. His discussion challenges many of the orthodox readings of Locke, and will be of interest to historians of philosophy and philosophers of language alike.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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1. Signs and signification -- 2. Particles and propositions -- 3. Essence and abstraction -- 4. Locke contra the Aristotelians: signification and definition -- 5. Beyond the bounds of sense?
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-83119-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-511-06298-2
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
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Philosophy
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511487293
