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An edition of Language (1994)

Language

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This third Companion is devoted to ancient theories of language. The chapters range over more than eight hundred years of philosophical enquiry, and provide critical analyses of all the principal accounts of how it is that language can have meaning and how we can come to acquire linguistic understanding. The discussions move from the naturalism examined in Plato's Cratylus to the sophisticated theories of the Hellenistic schools and the work of St Augustine.

The relations between thought about language and metaphysics, philosophy of mind and the development of grammar are also explored. The essays will interest those studying ancient philosophy and philosophy of language, the history of thought about language, and linguistics.

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Cambridge University Press, Brand: Cambridge University Press
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English
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280

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History, Philosophy, Language and languages, Ancient Philosophy, Language and languages, philosophy, Philosophy, ancient
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Table of Contents

Plato on understanding language / David Bostock
Cratylus' theory of names and its refutation / Bernard Williams
Aristotle on names and their signification / David Charles
Epicurus on mind and language / Stephen Everson
The Stoic notion of a lekton / Michael Frede
Parrots, pyrrhonists, and native speakers / David K. Glidden
Analogy, anomaly, and Apollonius / David Blank
Usage and abusage : Galen on language / R.J. Hankinson
Augustine on the nature of speech / Christopher Kirwan
The verb "to be" in Greek philosophy / Lesley Brown.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-263) and indexes.

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Cambridge, New York
Series
Companions to ancient thought ;, 3

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Dewey Decimal Class
401
Library of Congress
P101 .L3 1994

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vii, 280 p. :
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280

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OL1417589M
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93027234
OCLC/WorldCat
28674919
Library Thing
2398919
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2637166

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