Medieval Philosophy of Language
Edited by Ana Maria Mora-Marquez (University of Gothenburg)
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Summary | Medieval philosophy of language addresses a wide number of linguistic problems related to notions such as signification, reference, empty reference, analogy and univocity, theories of supposition, ambiguity, quantification, inference, validity, truth-conditions, modal assertions, logical operators, fallacies, dialectical and demonstrative argumentation, semantics and pragmatics, future contingents and paradoxes, as discussed in texts of both linguistic and theological nature. Other widely discussed topics are Priscianic grammar, Augustinian semiotics, angelic locution, divine nomination and mental language. 'Medieval' in this category covers authors as early as Boethius and Augustine and as late as Suárez. |
Key works | The medieval properties of terms - significatiow (Mora-Márquez 2015) and suppositio (Read 2002). The related problem of aequivocatio. Their role on problems touching upon inferentia (Read 2012) and veritas (Cesalli 2007). The logical analyses of fallaciae (Sten 2001), syllogismus dialecticus and demonstrativus. The definitions and further discussions on syncategoremata. The analysis of typically medieval logical exercises as obligationes, sophismata (Pironet forthcoming) and insolubilia. |
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Siblings:
- Medieval Ethics (239)
- Medieval Logic (1,390)
- Medieval Metaphysics (539)
- Medieval Philosophy of Mind (299)
- Medieval Philosophy of Religion (552)
- Medieval Political Philosophy (164)
- Medieval Philosophy of Nature (273)
- Medieval Philosophy of Mathematics (21)
- Medieval Theology (378)
- Medieval Philosophy: Topics, Misc (559)
- Medieval Logic (1,390)
- Medieval Philosophy of Mind (299)
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