Ockham on concepts
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Ockham on concepts
（Ashgate studies in medieval philosophy / series editors, John Marenbon ... [et al.]）
Ashgate, c2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-193) and index
Contents of Works
- Intuition, abstraction, and mental language
- Intellectual acts
- Concepts as signs
- Connotative terms in mental language
- The role of nominal definitions
- Cognition and connotation
- Concepts as similitudes
- Logical concepts
- The meaning of words
Description and Table of Contents
Description
William of Ockham (c.1287-1347) is known to be one of the major figures of the late Middle Ages. The scope and significance of his doctrine of human thought, however, has been a controversial issue among scholars in the last decade, and this book presents a full discussion of recent developments. Claude Panaccio proposes a richly documented and entirely original reinterpretation of Ockham's theory of concepts as a coherent blend of representationalism, conceptual atomism, and non reductionist nominalism, stressing in the process its special interest for current discussions in philosophy of mind and cognitive sciences.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Introduction
- Intuition, abstraction, and mental language
- Intellectual acts
- Concepts as signs
- Connotative terms in mental language
- The role of nominal definitions
- Cognition and connotation
- Concepts as similitudes
- Logical concepts
- The Meaning of words
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
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