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The Logical Grammar of Abelard
Roberto Pinzani
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Paperback. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Abelard is one of the foremost protagonists of the "twelfth-century Renaissance". He 'picks up the baton' from Boethius resuming the activity of commenting on Aristotle's works. The present book focuses on the logical-grammatical analysis of natural language, which for Abelard is a fragment of "scientific Latin". Tools of modern categorial grammar are employed to clarify many of the problems raised by historiography (such as meaning, abstract entities and universals). Among the merits of the volume is the fact that it has enlightened the radical interplay between the traditions of Aristotle's and Priscian's commentators and, in this context, Abelard's peculiar role ... Read more
Abelard is one of the foremost protagonists of the "twelfth-century Renaissance". He 'picks up the baton' from Boethius resuming the activity of commenting on Aristotle's works. The present book focuses on the logical-grammatical analysis of natural language, which for Abelard is a fragment of "scientific Latin". Tools of modern categorial grammar are employed to clarify many of the problems raised by historiography (such as meaning, abstract entities and universals). Among the merits of the volume is the fact that it has enlightened the radical interplay between the traditions of Aristotle's and Priscian's commentators and, in this context, Abelard's peculiar role ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
Series
The New Synthese Historical Library
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048162758
SKU
V9789048162758
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