Word and meaning in ancient Alexandria : theories of language from Philo to Plotinus
David Robertson
During the late Hellenistic and early Imperial periods (B.C. 50 - A.D. 300), important developments may be traced in the philosophy of language and its relationship to mind. Focusing on two basic issues, why is language intelligible and how is communication possible, Robertson traces some related attempts to reconcile immaterial, intelligible reality and the intelligibility of language, explain the structure of language, and clarify the nature of meaning. These shared problems are handled with greater philosophical sophistication by Plotinus, although the comparison with Philo, Clement, and Or. & nbsp;Read more... Philo -- Divine logos and human language -- Characteristics of mind -- Immateriality of mind -- The physical and the immaterial -- The nature of meaning -- The inferiority of speech -- The stoic legacy -- Clement -- The divine logos -- Dialectic and language -- The intelligibility of language -- Language, immateriality, and prayer -- Origen -- Christian platonism, psychology -- The immateriality of mind -- Voice and language -- Mind and body in language -- Other influences -- Plotinus -- The metaphysics of language -- Image and representation -- The logos of plotinus -- Limitations of language, origins of language -- The nature of language -- Soul and body, light and sound -- Language and communion -- Soul connection -- The unity of souls in politics
년:
2008
출판사:
Ashgate Pub
언어:
english
페이지:
132
ISBN 10:
0754693015
ISBN 13:
9780754693017
파일:
PDF, 1.03 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2008