Philosophy and the language of the people: the claims of common speech from petrarch to locke
Auteur :
Nauta, Lodi
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108994118
Date de publication :
4 avr. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
412 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Which language should we use in philosophy: technical or common language? Medieval philosophers and Renaissance humanists differed widely on this matter. This book shows how an appeal to common language by humanists and philosophers such as Hobbes and Locke led to a democratization of language and knowledge.