Aristotle's Psychology of Signification

A Commentary on "De Interpretatione" 16a 3-18
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-028765-3
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 303, 185 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 455 g

Reihe: Beiträge zur Altertumskunde

This book reconstructs the theory of signification implicit in Aristotle’s and its psychological background in his writing , a project often envisioned by scholars but never systematically undertaken.

I begin by explaining what sort of phonetic material, according to Aristotle, can be a and a . To that end, I provide a physiological account of which animal sounds count as , as well as a psychological evaluation of the cognitive content of the under consideration in : names, verbs, and assertive sentences.

I then turn to , which, for Aristotle, are the psychological reference and of names, verbs and assertive sentences. I explain what, for Aristotle, are the logical properties a must have in order to be signified by the phonetic material of a name, verb or assertive sentence, and why can fulfil those logical conditions.

Finally, I elucidate the - relation without making use of the modern semantic triangle. This approach is consonant with Aristotle’s methodology and breaks new ground by exploring the connection between the linguistic and psychological aspects of Aristotle’s theory of signification.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Institutes, Libraries

Autoren/Hrsg.

Noriega-Olmos, Simon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik

Über Autor(innen)

Noriega-Olmos, Simon
Simon Noriega-Olmos,University of São Paulo, Brazil.