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Rijk, Lambert M. de, "The key role of the Latin language in medieval philosophical thought", dins: Nip, R. I. A. (ed.), Media Latinitas: A Collection of Essays to Mark the Occasion of the Retirement of L. J. Engels, Turnhout, Brepols, 1996, pp. 129-145.

Resum

"I should like to discuss three extremely important themes that featured in Medieval philosophy, viz. [1] the 'Object-Thought' issue, [2] the problem of the Universals, and [3] the metaphysics of 'Accidental Being'. Our discussion will focus on the linguistic aspects of the solutions to each one of these problems. Three things in particular will be considered: [a] the semantical development of a terminology which was already common usage (e.g. 'idea', 'ratio'), [b] the introduction of new philosophical tools (e.g. 'suppositio', 'appellatio', 'connotatio'), and [c] the role of (artificial) word-order. I shall argue that for the Medievals, the Latin language was not only the vehicle of philosophical thought, but also an inspiring source of pioneering philosophical insight".

Matèries

Filosofia
Llatí
Lèxic

Notes

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