Which language should philosophers use: technical or common language? In a book as important for intellectual historians as it is for philosophers, Lodi Nauta addresses a vital question which still has resonance today: is the discipline of philosophy assisted or disadvantaged by employing a special...

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Main Author:	Nauta, Lodi 1966- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2021
Subjects:	Geschichte Philosophy / Terminology Language and languages / Philosophy Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy / Language Philosophie Terminologie
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	Which language should philosophers use: technical or common language? In a book as important for intellectual historians as it is for philosophers, Lodi Nauta addresses a vital question which still has resonance today: is the discipline of philosophy assisted or disadvantaged by employing a special vocabulary? By the Middle Ages philosophy had become a highly technical discipline, with its own lexicon and methods. The Renaissance humanist critique of this specialised language has been dismissed as philosophically superficial, but the author demonstrates that it makes a crucial point: it is through the misuse of language that philosophical problems arise. He charts the influence of this critique on early modern philosophers, including Hobbes and Locke, and shows how it led to the downfall of medieval Aristotelianism and the gradual democratization of language and knowledge. His book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the transition from medieval to modern philosophy
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Jul 2021)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (vi, 275 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781108991476
DOI:	10.1017/9781108991476