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1 online resource (103 pages) |
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Proceedings of the Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics ; v. 7 |
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Proceedings of the Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics ; v. 7.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Alexander W. Hall -- Trinitarian semantics in Gilbert of Poitiers / Paul Thom -- Confused univocity? / Alexander W. Hall -- Cajetan on Scotus on univocity / Joshua P. Hochschild -- Aquinas on the object of the intellect / Brendan Palla -- Aquinas, Scotus, and Cajetan on "horseness is just horseness" / Adam Wood -- Aquinas vs. Buridan on essence and existence / Gyula Klima |
| Summary |
Medieval semantic theories develop out of Aristotle's On Interpretation, in which he notes that "Spoken sounds are symbols of affections in the soul, and written marks symbols of spoken sounds" (tr. J.L. Ackrill, OUP 1984). The medieval commentary tradition elaborates on Aristotle's theory in light of various epistemological and metaphysical commitments, including those entailed by the doctrine of the transcendentals that emerges from the tradition in the writings of Philip the Chancellor (d .. |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Metaphysics -- Philosophy
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Philosophy, Medieval.
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Semantics.
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Ontology.
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semantics.
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ontology (metaphysics)
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Medieval.
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Ontology
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Philosophy, Medieval
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Semantics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hall, Alexander W
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| ISBN |
9781443834209 |
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1443834203 |
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1283436132 |
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9781283436137 |
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