Thinking Out Loud : an Essay on the Relation between Thought and Language.

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Gauker, Christopher

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TextSeries: Princeton legacy libraryPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (338 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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9781400863952
1400863953

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401.9 22

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P106

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part A. DESTRUCTIVE -- Part B. CONSTRUCTIVE -- References -- Index

Summary: Most contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and linguists think of language as basically a means by which speakers reveal their thoughts to others. Christopher Gauker calls this ""the Lockean theory of language, "" since Locke was one of its early exponents, and he contends that it is fundamentally mistaken. The Lockean theory, he argues, cannot adequately explain the nature of the general concepts that words are supposed to express. In developing this theme, Gauker investigates a wide range of topics, including Locke's own views, contemporary theories of conceptual development, the natur.

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Most contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and linguists think of language as basically a means by which speakers reveal their thoughts to others. Christopher Gauker calls this ""the Lockean theory of language, "" since Locke was one of its early exponents, and he contends that it is fundamentally mistaken. The Lockean theory, he argues, cannot adequately explain the nature of the general concepts that words are supposed to express. In developing this theme, Gauker investigates a wide range of topics, including Locke's own views, contemporary theories of conceptual development, the natur.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part A. DESTRUCTIVE -- Part B. CONSTRUCTIVE -- References -- Index

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