书名: Locke's Philosophy of Language
作者: Walter R. Ott (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (November 24, 2003)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521831199
ISBN-13: 978-0521831192
Book Description
This book examines John Locke's claims about the nature and workings of language. Walter Ott proposes a new interpretation of Locke's thesis that words signify ideas in the mind of the speaker, and argues that rather than employing such notions as sense or reference, Locke relies on an ancient tradition that understands signification as reliable indication. He then uses this interpretation to explain crucial areas of Locke's metaphysics and epistemology, including essence, abstraction, knowledge, and mental representation. His discussion, which is the first book-length treatment of its topic, challenges many of the current orthodox readings of Locke, and will be of interest to historians of philosophy and philosophers of language alike.
Review
"This is a first-rate contribution to Locke studies and to what might be called the 'prehistory' of the philosophy of language. Ott sets Locke's theory of signification within its historical context, providing brief but trenchant sketches of the theory's antecedents in Hobbes, Port-Royal, and ultimately Stoic and Aristotelian sources...Without being anachronistic, Ott brings out very well the continuing relevance of Locke's pioneering forays into the philosophy of language, and provides new and provocative readings of a number of central Lockean doctrines." -- Edwin McCann, University of Southern California
About the Author
Walter R. Ott is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at East Tennessee State University. He has published in a number of journals including Ancient Philosophy, Dialogue, Locke Studies/Locke Newsletter, and the Journal of Philosophical Research.
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作者: Walter R. Ott (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (November 24, 2003)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521831199
ISBN-13: 978-0521831192
Book Description
This book examines John Locke's claims about the nature and workings of language. Walter Ott proposes a new interpretation of Locke's thesis that words signify ideas in the mind of the speaker, and argues that rather than employing such notions as sense or reference, Locke relies on an ancient tradition that understands signification as reliable indication. He then uses this interpretation to explain crucial areas of Locke's metaphysics and epistemology, including essence, abstraction, knowledge, and mental representation. His discussion, which is the first book-length treatment of its topic, challenges many of the current orthodox readings of Locke, and will be of interest to historians of philosophy and philosophers of language alike.
Review
"This is a first-rate contribution to Locke studies and to what might be called the 'prehistory' of the philosophy of language. Ott sets Locke's theory of signification within its historical context, providing brief but trenchant sketches of the theory's antecedents in Hobbes, Port-Royal, and ultimately Stoic and Aristotelian sources...Without being anachronistic, Ott brings out very well the continuing relevance of Locke's pioneering forays into the philosophy of language, and provides new and provocative readings of a number of central Lockean doctrines." -- Edwin McCann, University of Southern California
About the Author
Walter R. Ott is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at East Tennessee State University. He has published in a number of journals including Ancient Philosophy, Dialogue, Locke Studies/Locke Newsletter, and the Journal of Philosophical Research.
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