Leibniz. Language, Signs and Thought: A collection of essays: 10 (Foundations of Semiotics)

Dascal, Marcelo

ISBN 10: 9027232806 / ISBN 13: 9789027232809

Edité par John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1987

1987. hardcover. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur KSG0036741

Synopsis :

Why was Leibniz so deeply interested in signs and language? What role does this interest play in his philosophical system? In the essays here collected, Marcello Dascal attempts to tackle these questions from different angles. They bring to light aspects of Leibniz’s work on these and related issues which have been so far neglected. As a rule they take as their starting point Leibniz's early writings (some unpublished, some only available in Latin) on characters and cognition, on definition, on truth, on memory, on grammar, on the specific problems of religious discourse, and so on. An effort has been made to relate the views expressed in these writings both to Leibniz’ more mature views, and to the conceptions prevailing in his time, as well as in preceding and following periods. The common thread running through all the essays is to what extent language and signs, in their most varied forms, are related to cognitive processes, according to Leibniz and his contemporaries.

Présentation de l'éditeur: Why was Leibniz so deeply interested in signs and language? What role does this interest play in his philosophical system? In the essays here collected, Marcello Dascal attempts to tackle these questions from different angles. They bring to light aspects of Leibniz’s work on these and related issues which have been so far neglected. As a rule they take as their starting point Leibniz's early writings (some unpublished, some only available in Latin) on characters and cognition, on definition, on truth, on memory, on grammar, on the specific problems of religious discourse, and so on. An effort has been made to relate the views expressed in these writings both to Leibniz’ more mature views, and to the conceptions prevailing in his time, as well as in preceding and following periods. The common thread running through all the essays is to what extent language and signs, in their most varied forms, are related to cognitive processes, according to Leibniz and his contemporaries.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Leibniz. Language, Signs and Thought: A ...
Éditeur : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Date d'édition : 1987
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Very Good