The Logical Grammar of Abelard (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003)

Abelard is one of the foremost protagonists of the "twelfth-century Renaissance." He 'picks up the baton' from Boethius resuming the activity of commenting on Aristotle's works. The present book focuses on the logical-grammatical analysis of natural language, which for Abelard is a fragment of "scientific Latin." Tools of modern categorial grammar are employed to clarify many of the problems raised by historiography (such as meaning, abstract entities and universals). Among the merits of the volume is the fact that it has enlightened the radical interplay between the traditions of Aristotle's and Priscian's commentators and, in this context, Abelard's peculiar role in exploring a new field of linguistic inquiry. An ample analysis of grammatical sources and critical literature allows to evaluate the progress which is at the basis of the forthcoming terministic logic. The book is aimed at scholars of medieval philosophy as well as historians of logic and linguistics.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	The New Synthese Historical Library, 51
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2003
Authors:	R. Pinzani
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	235
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-6275-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General
LSN:	90-481-6275-0
Barcode:	9789048162758

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