Language and the History of Thought

Nancy Struever (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1878822292 / ISBN 13: 9781878822291

Published by University of Rochester Press, New York, 1995

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This volume brings together seventeen essays that have appeared in the Journal of the History of Ideas over the last thirty years. Their common theme is the role of language in aspects of the history of Western thought. 257 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Language and the History of Thought
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878822292
• ISBN 13: 9781878822291
• Binding: Cloth
• Condition: Fine.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

17 essays discussing the role of language in the history of western thought.

Since Adam before the Fall named the animals by true insight into their essences, language has never ceased to be the pivot of efforts to understand human nature and our capacity to feel at home in the twin worlds of nature and society. This volume brings together seventeen essays that have appeared in the Journal of the History of Ideasover the last thirty years. Their common theme is the role of language in aspects of the history of western thought from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century. The essays cover questions in epistemology, religion, anthropology, lexicography, evolution, the theory of signs, and the origin of language.

Contributors: FRANK L. BORCHARDT, MARGRETA DE GRAZIA, SIDONIE CLAUSS, JAN MIEL, THOMAS C.SINGER, VICTOR ANTHONY RUDOWSKI, JULES PAUL SEIGEL, JAMES McLAVERTY, J.R. KNOWLSON, STEPHEN K. LAND, LIA FORMIGARI, H.J. JACKSON, W. JAY REEDY, V.P. BYNACK, CYMBRE QUINCYRAUB, MICHAEL SPRINKER, S. MORRIS ENGEL.