Thinking Out Loud: an Essay on the Relation between Thought and Language
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Main Author: Gauker, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press 2014
Series:Princeton legacy library
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Most contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and linguists think of language as basically a means by which speakers reveal their thoughts to others. Christopher Gauker calls this ""the Lockean theory of language, "" since Locke was one of its early exponents, and he contends that it is fundamentally mistaken. The Lockean theory, he argues, cannot adequately explain the nature of the general concepts that words are supposed to express. In developing this theme, Gauker investigates a wide range of topics, including Locke's own views, contemporary theories of conceptual development, the natur
Physical Description:338 pages
ISBN:9781400863952
1400863953

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