Objectivity and the Language-Dependence of Thought: A Transcendental Defence of

Description: Objectivity and the Language-Dependence of Thought by Christian Barth Does thought depend on language? Primarily as a consequence of the cognitive turn in empirical disciplines like psychology and ethology, many current empirical researchers and empirically minded philosophers tend to answer this question in the negative. This book rejects this mainstream view and develops a philosophical argument in favor of a universal dependence of language on thought. In doing so, it comprises insights of two primary representatives of 20th century and contemporary philosophy, namely Donald Davidson and Robert Brandom.Barth offers an introduction to the debate concerning the language-dependence of thought and lays the methodological foundation for the subsequent argument in favor of a universal dependence of thought on language, presenting an account and defense of the transcendental method in reference to the writings of Peter F. Strawson. He then offers a transcendental argument in favor of a universal language-dependence of thought, beginning with a reevaluation of a basic idea for an argument originally presented by Donald Davidson. Later, two main objections to the conclusion of this transcendental argument are addressed and rejected using Robert Brandoms inferentialist and normativist account of thought and language. In the course of doing so, the recent debate on Brandoms work is addressed extensively, and main objections to Brandoms work are presented and answered. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Christian Barth is a postdoctoral research fellow in philosophy at Humboldt University, Berlin. Table of Contents Abbreviations Preface 1: The Lingualism/Mentalism-Controversy 2: From Conceptual Analysis to Transcendental Analysis 3: The Argument in favour of Universal Conceptual Lingualism (UCL-Argument) 4: Answering the Objection from Thought and the Objection from Objectivity 5: Summary and Outlook Notes Bibliography Index Details ISBN1138868523 Year 2015 ISBN-10 1138868523 ISBN-13 9781138868526 Format Paperback Series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy Imprint Routledge Subtitle A Transcendental Defence of Universal Lingualism Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Christian Barth Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Short Title OBJECTIVITY & THE LANGUAGE-DEP Language English Media Book Birth 1975 Illustrations black & white illustrations DEWEY 401 Affiliation Humboldt-Universitat, Berlin, Germany AU Release Date 2015-02-27 NZ Release Date 2015-02-27 Publication Date 2015-02-27 UK Release Date 2015-02-27 Pages 258 Alternative 9780415882699 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134465156;

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