Mental Language : From Plato to William of Ockham / Claude Panaccio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panaccio, Claude, Author.

Contributor:

Hochschild, Joshua P.

Ziebart, Meredith K.

Series:

Medieval philosophy.

Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies

Standardized Title:

Discours intérieur. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and logic.

Logic.

Concepts.

Knowledge, Theory of--History.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Thought and thinking--History.

Thought and thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The notion that human thought is structured like a language, with a precise syntax and semantics, has been pivotal in recent philosophy of mind. Yet it is not a new idea: it was systematically explored in the fourteenth century by William of Ockham and became central in late medieval philosophy. Mental Language examines the background of Ockham's innovation by tracing the history of the mental language theme in ancient and medieval thought. Panaccio identifies two important traditions: one philosophical, stemming from Plato and Aristotle, and the other theological, rooted in the Fathers of the Christian Church. The study then focuses on the merging of the two traditions in the Middle Ages, as they gave rise to detailed discussions over the structure of human thought and its relations with signs and language. Ultimately, Panaccio stresses the originality and significance of Ockham's doctrine of the oratio mentalis (mental discourse) and the strong impression it made upon his immediate successors.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Editorial Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Part I: The Sources

Part II: Thirteenth-Century Controversies

Part III: The Via moderna

Conclusion

Postscript to the English-Language Edition (2014)

Bibliography

Index of Names

Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

0-8232-7264-8

0-8232-7262-1

OCLC:

965826885