Aristotle's Theory of Language and Meaning
Aristotle's Theory of Language and Meaning

Author: Deborah K. W. Modrak

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0521772664

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This is a book about Aristotle's philosophy of language, interpreted in a framework that provides a comprehensive interpretation of Aristotle's metaphysics, philosophy of mind, epistemology and science. The aims of the book are to explicate the description of meaning contained in De Interpretatione and to show the relevance of that theory of meaning to much of the rest of Arisotle's philosophy. In the process Deborah Modrak reveals how that theory of meaning has been much maligned.

Aristotle's Theory of Language and Its Tradition
Aristotle's Theory of Language and Its Tradition

Author: Hans Arens

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1984-01-01

Total Pages: 539

ISBN-13: 9027245118

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This volume contains a fragment from Aristotle s "Peri Hermeneias" [16a1 17a7], with a translation into English and a commentary. This fragment is crucial to the understanding of Aristotle s thinking about language. It is followed by (translations of) commentaries on Aristotle s text by scholars between 500 and 1750, showing how his text was perceived over time. The commentaries are by Ammonius, Boethius, Abelaerd, Albertus Magnus, Thomas Acquinas, Martinus de Dacia, Johannes a S. Thoma, and James Harris. Each commentary is in turn commented upon by the compiler of this volume.

Philosophies of Language and Linguistics
Philosophies of Language and Linguistics

Author: Ralph A. Hartmann

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2016-09-09

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 9781519011473

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This book is about what ten renowned philosophers and/or linguists as well as the author think about language and how we have to investigate it. After summarizing and evaluating the major eleven works of those ten thinkers on the topic in question, the author attempts to answer the question whether a science of language is possible based on his assessment of the above eleven works as well as of the opinions expressed by Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn, two of the most eminent names in the philosophy of science.

Aristotle on Language and Style
Aristotle on Language and Style

Author: Ana Kotarcic

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-11-12

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 110849952X

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Divides Aristotle's concept of lexis into three interconnected levels, exposing numerous valuable statements on language and style.

Philosophies of Language and Linguistics
Philosophies of Language and Linguistics

Author: Ralph A. Hartmann

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13:

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The thinking of 10 renowned philosophers and/or linguists about language and how we have to investigate it. The author attempts to answer the question of whether a science of language is possible.

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language

Author: Michael Morris

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-12-14

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13: 1139459805

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In this textbook, Michael Morris offers a critical introduction to the central issues of the philosophy of language. Each chapter focusses on one or two texts which have had a seminal influence on work in the subject, and uses these as a way of approaching both the central topics and the various traditions of dealing with them. Texts include classic writings by Frege, Russell, Kripke, Quine, Davidson, Austin, Grice and Wittgenstein. Theoretical jargon is kept to a minimum and is fully explained whenever it is introduced. The range of topics covered includes sense and reference, definite descriptions, proper names, natural-kind terms, de re and de dicto necessity, propositional attitudes, truth-theoretical approaches to meaning, radical interpretation, indeterminacy of translation, speech acts, intentional theories of meaning, and scepticism about meaning. The book will be invaluable to students and to all readers who are interested in the nature of linguistic meaning.

An Introductory Course to Philosophy of Language
An Introductory Course to Philosophy of Language

Author: Ufuk Özen Baykent

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2016-08-17

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1443898201

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Language is what we all share and is our common concern. What is the nature of language? How is language related to the world? How is communication possible via language? What is the impact of language on our reasoning and thinking? Many people are unaware that misunderstandings and conflicts during communication occur as a result of the way we use language. This book introduces the central issues in the history of philosophical investigations about the concept of language. Topics are structured with reference to the world’s foremost philosophers of language. The book will encourage the reader to explore the depths of the concept of language and will raise an awareness of this distinctive human capacity.

Linguistic Content
Linguistic Content

Author: Margaret Anne Cameron

Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 019873249X

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This volume explores the rich history of philosophy of language in the Western tradition, from Plato and Aristotle to the twentieth century. A team of leading experts focus in particular on key metaphysical debates about linguistic content, including questions of ontological status and metaphysical grounding.