The spirit of language in civilization

Author(s)

• Vossler, Karl
• Oeser, O. A. (Oscar Adolf)

Bibliographic Information

The spirit of language in civilization

Karl Vossler ; translated by Oscar Oeser

（International library of philosophy, . Philosophy of mind and language ; 8）

Routledge, 2000, c1932

Note

Includes index

Reprint. First published in 1932 by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First published in 2000. This is Volume VIII of eight in the International Library of Philosophy looking at the area pf philosophy of Mind and Language. Written in 1932, it focuses on the spirit of language in civilisation, with thoughts on the origin of language, its value and meaning.

Table of Contents

• Chapter I Assumptions and Experiences
• Chapter II Speech, Conversation, and Language
• Chapter III Language and Religion
• Chapter IV An Example: New Forms of Thought in Vulgar Latin 1 This chapter first appeared in the Festschrift fur Ph. A. Becker, "Hauptfragen der Romanistik," Heidelberg, 1922, p. 170 ff.
• Chapter V Language and Nature
• Chapter VI Language and Life
• Chapter VII Language Communities
• Chapter VIII Language and Science
• Chapter IX Language and Poetry

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Details

• NCID: BA50078670
• ISBN:
  • 0415225574
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 247 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Language and languages
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA48810659