Language and Learning Philosophy of Language in the Hellenistic Age [Paperback]

Collection of essays exploring theories of language developed by philosophers during the Hellenistic period.The philosophers and scholars of the Hellenistic world, both Greek and Roman, laid the foundations upon which the Western tradition built analytical grammar, linguistics, philosophy of language and other disciplines which probe the nature and origin of human communication. Building on the pioneering work of Plato, Aristotle and earlier thinkers, they developed a wide range of theories about the nature and origin of language reflecting broader philosophical commitments. These nine essays explore the ancient theories, their philosophical adequacy, and their impact on later thinkers from Augustine through the Middle Ages.The philosophers and scholars of the Hellenistic world, both Greek and Roman, laid the foundations upon which the Western tradition built analytical grammar, linguistics, philosophy of language and other disciplines which probe the nature and origin of human communication. Building on the pioneering work of Plato, Aristotle and earlier thinkers, they developed a wide range of theories about the nature and origin of language reflecting broader philosophical commitments. These nine essays explore the ancient theories, their philosophical adequacy, and their impact on later thinkers from Augustine through the Middle Ages.Hellenistic philosophers and scholars laid the foundations upon which Western tradition developed analytical grammar, linguistics, philosophy of language and other disciplines. Building on the pioneering work of Plato, Aristotle and earlier thinkers, they developed a wide range of theories about the nature and origin of language. Ten essays explore the ancient theories, their philosophical adequacy, and their impact on later thinkers from Augustine through the Middle Ages.Introduction Dorothea Frede and Brad Inwood; 1. The Stoics on the origin of language and the foundations of etymology James Allen; 2. Stoic linguistics, Plato's Crl³«