Linguistics, anthropology, and philosophy in the French enlightenment : language theory and ideology /: language theory and ideology. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Sprache, Anthropologie, Philosophie in der französischen Aufklärung.
• Further Information: Note: Ulrich Ricken ; translated from the German by Robert E. Norton.
• Other Names: Ricken, Ulrich
• Contents: Part I: The overture of the Enlightenment debate: language in the interstices of the intellectual and physical nature of humanity -- Interpretations of language as an argument for and against dualism: Descartes and his sensualistic opponents in the seventeenth century -- Language and the affects in the Port-Royal Logic -- Cordemoy and dualism: consequences of a Cartesian theory of signs -- The Cartesian argument: rationalism and empiricism in Bernard Lamy's conception of language -- Language and sense perception in the controversy between Arnauld and Malebranche -- Language and the epistemological evaluation of the senses from Descartes to Locke and Du Bos: the outcome of the seventeenth century -- Part II: Language, anthropology and history in the Enlightenment -- A century of controversy -- From Locke to Condillac: the development of sensualistic theory of language -- Grammar, philosophy, and anthropology: the problem of word order -- The origin of language and the historical view of humanity -- Language and evolutionary thinking -- The "abuse of words" -- Language and knowledge: theoretical sources of the "Linguistic relativity" of cognition -- The French Enlightenment and its aftermath: linguistic theory and language debates from the Enlightenment to the Restoration -- Concluding remarks: assessment of the discussion of language in the French Enlightenment.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (300 pages)
• Subjects: 401; Language and languages -- Philosophy; Philosophy, French -- 18th century; Enlightenment -- France; Enlightenment; Intellectual life; Language and languages -- Philosophy; Philosophy, French; Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis); Taalwetenschap; Antropologie; Filosofie; Aufklärung; Sprachtheorie; France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century; France; Frankreich
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781134901708; 1134901704
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