A Medieval Semiotic: Reference and Representation in John of st Thomas' Theory of Signs - Couverture rigide

Furton, Edward James

 
9780820421544: A Medieval Semiotic: Reference and Representation in John of st Thomas' Theory of Signs
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0820421545 ISBN 13 : 9780820421544
Editeur : Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 1995

Synopsis

This work is both an analysis of one of the most important theories on signs and signification of the Middle Ages and a spirited defense of the objectivity of knowledge. The author compares the sign theory of the medieval epistemologist John of St. Thomas to that of the great Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. He finds that John of St. Thomas' theory endures as the more philosophically compelling because it describes the relationship between reference and representation in a manner that shows why thought and language must be fundamentally objective. The medieval theorist stands in opposition to the subjectivism and irrationalism associated with much of current research in semiotics.

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À propos de l?auteur

The Author: Edward J. Furton is an assistant professor of Philosophy at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri. A native of Michigan, he received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Author of several articles for professional journals, he was also Assistant Editor to volume 18 of The New Catholic Encyclopedia.

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Éditeur
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0820421545
ISBN 13 
9780820421544
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
202
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