1st Edition
Philosophical Works of Etienne Bonnot, Abbe De Condillac Volume II
Edited By Franklin Philip
Copyright 1986
186 Pages
by
Psychology Press
192 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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This is the first English translation of Condillac's most influential works: the Essay on the Origins of Human Knowledge (1746) and Course for Study of Instruction of the Prince of Parma (1772). The Essays lay the foundation for Condillac's theory of mind. He argues that all mental operations are, in fact, sensory processes and nothing more. An outgrowth of Locke's empirical account of ideas... Read more
Contents: Essays on the Origin of Human Knowledge. Introduction. Part II: Language and Method. The Origin and Development of Language. The Origin of the Language of Action and of Articulate Sounds. Words. Methods. Method: The First Cause of Our Errors and the Origin of Truth. The Manner of Determining Ideas or Their Names. The Order to Follow in the Search for Truth. The Order to Follow in the Exposition of Truth. Course of Study for the Instruction of the Prince of Parma.
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