Essays on definition / selected and edited by Juan C Sager ; introduction by Alain Rey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sager, Juan C., Author.

Contributor:

Sager, Juan C.

Series:

Terminology and lexicography research and practice ; v. 4.

Terminology and lexicography research and practice, 1388-8455 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Definition (Philosophy).

Terms and phrases.

Lexicography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 256 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins Pub., c2000.

Summary:

This collection of essays on definitions, from Plato and Aristotle to modern times, assembles interesting, sometimes less widely known and controversial texts. They examine the subject from the point of view of philosophy which is essential for a theory of terminology seeking to establish the relationship between concepts and terms. These essays deal mainly with theoretical issues but they also consider the practice of defining and therefore serve as background to all manner of studies in terminology. In addition they form a useful complement to the better known discussions of definitions in lexicography.

Contents:

ESSAYS ON DEFINITION

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Preface

Introduction: Defining Definition

Plato

Aristotle

Isidore of Seville

Blaise Pascal

Benedict de Spinoza

John Locke

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

George Berkeley

Immanuel Kant

John Stuart Mill

Heinrich Rickert

References

Name Index

TERMINOLOGY AND LEXICOGRAPHY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE (TLRP).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-254) and index.

ISBN:

9786612254673

9781282254671

1282254677

9789027298621

9027298629

9780585462455

0585462453

OCLC:

179124819