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This work treats the development of linguistic thought from Descartes to Degerando as both a part of, and a determining factor in, the emergence of modern consciousness. Through analyses of works by the most influential thinkers of the time, Ulrich Ricken demonstrates that the central significance of language in the philosophy of the Enlightenment, reflected and acted upon contemporary understandings of humanity as a whole. The author discusses contemporary developments in England, Germany and Italy, and covers a broad range of writers and ideas, which includes Leibniz, Wolff, Herder and Humboldt. This study aims to place history of language and philosophy within the broader context of the history of ideas, aesthetics and historical anthropology, and should be of interest to scholars working in these disciplines.

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Author:   Ulrich Ricken ,  Robert Norton ,  Robert W. Norton
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.657kg
ISBN:  

9780415076791

ISBN 10:   041507679
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   02 December 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 The Overture to the Enlightenment Debate: Language in the Interstices of the Intellectual and Physical Nature of Humanity; Chapter 1 Interpretations of Language As an Argument for and Against Dualism; Chapter 2 Language and the Affects in the Port-Royal Logic; Chapter 3 Cordemoy and Dualism; Chapter 4 The Cartesian Argument; Chapter 5 Language and Sense Perception in the Controversy Between Arnauld and Malebranche; Chapter 6 Language and the Epistemological Evaluation of the Senses From Descartes to Locke and Du Bos; Part 2 Language, Anthropology and History in the Enlightenment; Chapter 7 A Century of Controversy; Chapter 8 From Locke to Condillac; Chapter 9 Grammar, Philosophy, Anthropology; Chapter 10 The Origin of Language and the Historical View of Humanity; Chapter 11 Language and Evolutionary Thinking; Chapter 12 The “abuse of Words”; Chapter 13 Language and Knowledge; Chapter 14 The French Enlightenment and Its Aftermath; Chapter 15 Concluding Remarks;

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Ulrich Ricken founded and directed and is now Emeritus Professor of the International Centre for Research on the European Enlightenment at the University of Halle, Germany. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the history of ideas, the history of language, and the history of linguistic theories in their philosophical context.

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