Language, Culture and Cognition from Descartes to Lewes

Language, Culture and Cognition from Descartes to Lewes - Value Inquiry Book Series. Cognitive Science

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Publisher's Synopsis

This volume describes how the significance of language and culture in forming human cognition has been understood from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century. It discusses thinkers who realized that the human mind-and brain-is in fact a cultural artefact and that language is not merely a means to communicate thoughts, but also to form them in the first place. It presents a novel perspective on the history of philosophy in which the narrative is no longer centered on the question of whether knowledge results from experience or reason, but whether experience and reason are in fact possible without language.

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Brill

Brill

Founded in 1683, Brill is a publishing house with a rich history and a strong international focus. The company?s head office is in Leiden, (The Netherlands) with a branch office in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). Brill?s publications focus on the Humanities and Social Sciences, International Law and selected areas in the Sciences.

Book information

ISBN: 9789004507234
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Pub date:
DEWEY: 121.6809
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20220322
Language: English
Number of pages: xi, 325
Weight: 689g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm