This volume presents the first book-length study of Augustine's philosophy of language. Taking as its theme the relation of language and thought, it highlights the tension in Augustine's philosophy between a pointed epistemological devaluation of language and a profound consciousness of its ineluctability in tracing the development of his linguistic and cognitive theories. Philosophical-historical considerations brought into play include the Aristotelian-Stoic foundations of Augustine's epistemology and philosophy of ...
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This volume presents the first book-length study of Augustine's philosophy of language. Taking as its theme the relation of language and thought, it highlights the tension in Augustine's philosophy between a pointed epistemological devaluation of language and a profound consciousness of its ineluctability in tracing the development of his linguistic and cognitive theories. Philosophical-historical considerations brought into play include the Aristotelian-Stoic foundations of Augustine's epistemology and philosophy of language as mediated through Cicero as well as the critical engagement of medieval philosophers such as Gregorius Ariminensis and Nicolaus Cusanus with central Augustinian tenets. Finally, a look at selected texts of Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Wilhelm von Humboldt provides a modern critical perspective on Augustine's philosophy of language. Es gibt bisher keine Monographie, die sich exklusiv der Augustinischen Sprachphilosophie widmet. Gegenstand dieses Buches sind die philosophischen Reflexionen Augustins zum Thema >Sprache und Erkenntnis
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