1st Edition
Objectivity and the Language-Dependence of Thought A Transcendental Defence of Universal Lingualism
By Christian Barth
Copyright 2011
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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Does thought depend on language? Primarily as a consequence of the cognitive turn in empirical disciplines like psychology and ethology, many current empirical researchers and empirically minded philosophers tend to answer this question in the negative. This book rejects this mainstream view and develops a philosophical argument in favor of a universal dependence of language on thought. In doing... Read more
Abbreviations Preface 1: The Lingualism/Mentalism-Controversy 2: From Conceptual Analysis to Transcendental Analysis 3: The Argument in favour of Universal Conceptual Lingualism (UCL-Argument) 4: Answering the Objection from Thought and the Objection from Objectivity 5: Summary and Outlook Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Christian Barth is a postdoctoral research fellow in philosophy at Humboldt University, Berlin.
