The Logical Grammar of Abelard: 51 (The New Synthese Historical Library, 51) - Hardcover

Pinzani, R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402012462 ISBN 13: 9781402012464

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

Abelard was one of the foremost protagonists of the "12th-century Renaissance". He followed Boethius, resuming the activity of commenting on Aristotle's works. This 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). The volume highlights the radical interplay between the traditions of Aristotle's and Priscian's commentators and, in this context, Abelard's peculiar role in exploring a new field of linguistic inquiry. An ample analysis of grammatical sources and critical literature allows to evaluate the progress which is at the basis of the forthcoming terministic logic. The book is aimed at scholars of medieval philosophy as well as historians of logic and linguistics.

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Synopsis

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 categorical 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 in exploring a new field of linguistic inquiry. An ample analysis of grammatical sources and critical literature allows to evaluate the progress which is at the basis of the forthcoming terministic logic. The book is aimed at scholars of medieval philosophy as well as historians of logic and linguistics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402012462
• ISBN 13: 9781402012464
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244