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That Most Subtle Question: Quaestio Subtillissima (Quaestio Subtilissima : The Metaphysical Bearing of Medieval and Contemporary Linguistic Disciplines) - Hardcover

Henry, Desmond Paul

 
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Synopsis

Analytic philosophy and grammar of "deep structure" were for centuries perfectly familiar to medieval scholars, and are not by any means modern inventions. This study aims to dispel any lingering doubt on this point, and to provide concrete textual evidence of the medieval fusion of linguistic analysis and metaphysics. Minimum systematic tools required for making analytically intelligible key passages of medieval metaphysical discourse are provided and exemplified.

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