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The alphabetisation of thought orthography, Locke, and natural philosophy by Michael M. Isermann.
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Isermann, Michael, author.
- Series:
- Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 357.
- Brill's studies in intellectual history 0920-8607 volume 357
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Orthography and spelling--History.
- Language and languages.
- Language and languages--Philosophy.
- Locke, John, 1632-1704. Essay concerning human understanding.
- Locke, John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- Orthography, Locke, and Natural Philosophy
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden Boston Brill [2025]
- Summary:
- "The Alphabetisation of Thought is a bold and original study about the rise, spread and dominance of orthographic thinking in the Early Modern period. Starting out as a local, grammatical mode of thinking, it soon gained momentum, strength and depth, turning into a development that provoked a wholesale reorganisation of thought along the lines of alphabetical writing. The study brings together an unprecedented range of texts from areas as diverse as grammar, epistemology, classical scholarship, natural philosophy and cryptography. A major source of evidence is Locke’s doctrine of ideas as laid out in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Echoing the orthographic debate of the preceding 150 years, it affords not only crucial insight into the final stages of the alphabetisation process, but also glimpses of its legacy"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Introduction : anachronisms, pre-concepts and the alphabetisation of thought
- Writing and the mind
- Orthography and the mind
- The alphabetisation of thought
- Alphabetisation and the tradition
- Thinking, spelling and ciphering
- Extending the spelling reform
- Representation and analogy
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Brill, viewed July 11, 2025)
- Other Format:
- Print version Isermann, Michael Aalphabetisation of thought
- ISBN:
- 9789004684850
- 9004684859
- OCLC:
- 1506099409
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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