Augustinian view of language
- Augustinian view of language
The view that
Wittgenstein attributes to
Augustine, at the very beginning of the
Philosophical Investigations . On this view individual words name objects, and sentences are combinations of names. Wittgenstein goes on to argue that the position fails to differentiate kinds of word, and embodies an oversimple conception of language use.
Philosophy dictionary.
Academic.
2011.
Look at other dictionaries:
Augustinian hypothesis — The Augustinian hypothesis suggests that the Gospel of Matthew was written first. The Gospel of Mark was written using Matthew as a source. Then the Gospel of Luke was written using both Mark and Matthew. The Augustinian hypothesis is a solution… … Wikipedia
English language — Language belonging to the Germanic languages branch of the Indo European language family, widely spoken on six continents. The primary language of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various Caribbean and Pacific… … Universalium
Spanish Language and Literature — • As a medium of literary expression Spanish asserted itself first in the twelfth century: it had been six or seven centuries in the process of evolution out of Latin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spanish Language and Literature … Catholic encyclopedia
Monastic sign language — Monastic sign languages have been used in Europe from at least the tenth century by christian monks, and some, such as Cistercian and Trappist sign languages, are still in use today not only in Europe but also in Japan, China and the USA.… … Wikipedia
Ockham’s world and future — Arthur Gibson PHILOSOPHICAL BIOGRAPHY Ockham was born in about 1285, certainly before 1290, probably in the village of Ockham, Surrey, near London. If his epitaph is accurate, he died on 10 April 1347. Yet Conrad of Megenberg, when writing to… … History of philosophy
Wittgenstein, Ludwig — ▪ British philosopher in full Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein born April 26, 1889, Vienna, Austria Hungary [now in Austria] died April 29, 1951, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng. Austrian born English philosopher, regarded by many as the… … Universalium
Predestination — Predestination, in theology is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God. John Calvin interpreted biblical predestination to mean that God willed eternal damnation for some people and salvation for others.[1] Explanations of… … Wikipedia
Four Quartets — 1st US edition (publ. Harcourt) Four Quartets is a set of four poems written by T. S. Eliot that were published individually over a six year period. The first poem, Burnt Norton , was written and published with a collection of his early works… … Wikipedia
Some Thoughts Concerning Education — is a 1693 treatise on education written by the English philosopher John Locke. For over a century, it was the most important philosophical work on education in Britain. It was translated into almost all of the major written European languages… … Wikipedia
Augustine of Hippo — This article is about the theologian and philosopher, Augustine of Hippo. For his theodicy regarding the problem of evil, see Augustinian theodicy. Augustine , Saint Augustine , and Augustinus redirect here. For other uses, see Augustine… … Wikipedia