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.


Aristotle's Theory of Language and Its Tradition

Aristotle's Theory of Language and Its Tradition

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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.


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 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.


Aristotle on the Nature of Truth

Aristotle on the Nature of Truth

Author: Christopher P. Long

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-11-22

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1139492098

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This book reconsiders the traditional correspondence theory of truth, which takes truth to be a matter of correctly representing objects. Drawing Heideggerian phenomenology into dialogue with American pragmatic naturalism, Christopher P. Long undertakes a rigorous reading of Aristotle that articulates the meaning of truth as a co-operative activity between human beings and the natural world that is rooted in our endeavours to do justice to the nature of things. By following a path of Aristotle's thinking that leads from our rudimentary encounters with things in perceiving through human communication to thinking, this book traces an itinerary that uncovers the nature of truth as ecological justice, and it finds the nature of justice in our attempts to articulate the truth of things.


Aristotle's De Interpretatione

Aristotle's De Interpretatione

Author: C. W. A. Whitaker

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780199254194

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Aristotle's treatise De Interpretatione is one of his central works; it continues to be the focus of much attention and debate. C. W. A. Whitaker presents the first systematic study of this work, and offers a radical new view of its aims, its structure, and its place in Aristotle's system,basing this view upon a detailed chapter-by-chapter analysis.By treating the work systematically, rather than concentrating on certain selected passages, Whitaker is able to show that, contrary to traditional opinion, it forms an organized and coherent whole. He argues that the De Interpretatione is intended to provide the underpinning for dialectic, thesystem of argument by question and answer set out in Aristotle's Topics; and he rejects the traditional view that the De Interpretatione concerns the assertion and is oriented towards the formal logic of the Prior Analytics. In doing so, he sheds valuable new light on some of Aristotle's mostfamous texts.


The Oxford Handbook of Aristotle

The Oxford Handbook of Aristotle

Author: Christopher Shields

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2012-08-16

Total Pages: 731

ISBN-13: 0195187482

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This book reflects the lively international character of Aristotelian studies, drawing contributors from Europe, North America, and Asia. It also reflects the broad range of activity Aristotelian studies comprise today, informed by cutting-edge philological research and focusing as its core activity on textual exegesis and philosophical criticism.


Landmarks in Linguistic Thought 1

Landmarks in Linguistic Thought 1

Author: Roy Harris

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780415153621

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By introducing the reader to the main issues and themes that have determined the development of the Western linguistic tradition, an evolution of linguistic thought quickly becomes apparent. Each chapter in this accessible book contains a short extract from a `landmark' text followed by a commentary which places the text in its social and intellectual context.The authors, who consider writers from Aristotle to Caxton to Saussure, have fully revised the original edition ofthis text. Complete with two new chapters on Bishop John Wilkins and Frege, a revised preface and updated bibliography, this book will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in the History of Linguistics, or the History of Western Thought.


Aristotle

Aristotle

Author: Otfried Höffe

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0791487253

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Aristotle belongs to the small class of philosophers who were not only influential in a particular field of philosophy but also shaped the profile of every philosophical discipline. In this book Otfried Höffe provides a comprehensive introduction to the life and work of Aristotle, covering well-known Aristotelian topics such as ethics, politics, and metaphysics as well as the less familiar, such as biology, psychology, and rhetoric. Höffe also compares Aristotle to other major figures in the history of European (especially German) philosophy, making connections to Kant and Hegel that are particularly insightful. A picture of Aristotle emerges as a philosopher who is much more modern than previously thought, one whose writings are still relevant today and continue to make valuable contributions to many contemporary philosophical debates.


Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics

Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics

Author: Margaret Thomas

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2012-04-27

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1136707492

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What was the first language, and where did it come from? Do all languages have properties in common? What is the relationship of language to thought? Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics explores how fifty of the most influential figures in the field have asked and have responded to classic questions about language. Each entry includes a discussion of the person’s life, work and ideas as well as the historical context and an analysis of his or her lasting contributions. Thinkers include: Aristotle Samuel Johnson Friedrich Max Müller Ferdinand de Saussure Joseph H. Greenberg Noam Chomsky Fully cross-referenced and with useful guides to further reading, this is an ideal introduction to the thinkers who have had a significant impact on the subject of Language and Linguistics.