Ockham's assumption of mental speech : : thinking in a world of particulars / / by Sonja Schierbaum.

In Ockham’s Assumption of Mental Speech: Thinking in a World of Particulars , Sonja Schierbaum advances a detailed philosophical reconstruction of William Ockham’s (1287-1349) conception of mental speech. Ockham’s conception provides a rich account of cognition and semantics that binds together vari...

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Superior document:Investigating Medieval Philosophy, Volume 6
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Investigating medieval philosophy ; Volume 6.
Physical Description:1 online resource (276 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Summary:In Ockham’s Assumption of Mental Speech: Thinking in a World of Particulars , Sonja Schierbaum advances a detailed philosophical reconstruction of William Ockham’s (1287-1349) conception of mental speech. Ockham’s conception provides a rich account of cognition and semantics that binds together various philosophical issues and forms a point of departure for many later and even contemporary debates. The book analyses the role of mental speech for the semantics and the use of linguistic expressions as well as its function within Ockham’s cognitive theory and epistemology. Carefully balancing Ockham’s position against contemporary appropriations in the light of Fodor’s LOTH, it allows us to understand better Ockham’s view on human thought and its relation to language.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9004277625
ISSN:1879-9787 ;
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Sonja Schierbaum.