Ockham's Assumption of Mental Speech
Thinking in a World of Particulars
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23809289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonja Schierbaum (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Pages | 276 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Ockham's Assumption of Mental Speech (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004277625 |
| OpenAlex | W4243344775 |
| ISBN | 9789004277625 |
| Open Library | OL29709175M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In Ockham's Assumption of Mental Speech: Thinking in a World of Particulars, Sonja Schierbaum advances a detailed philosophical reconstruction of William Ockham's (1287-1349) conception of mental speech. Ockham's conception provides a rich account of cognition and semantics that binds together various philosophical issues and forms a point of departure for many later and even contemporary debates. The book analyses the role of mental speech for the semantics and the use of linguistic expressions as well as its function within Ockham's cognitive theory and epistemology. Carefully balancing Ockham's position against contemporary appropriations in the light of Fodor's LOTH, it allows us to understand better Ockham's view on human thought and its relation to language.
Cognition · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Function (biology) · Linguistics · Mental activity · Mental operations · Point (geometry) · Relation (database) · Semantics (computer science) · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Historical Philosophy and Science · Linguistics and language evolution · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Language · Language and languages · Philosophy of mind · Semantics · Thinking · Thought and thinking · William, of ockham, approximately 1285-approximately 1349
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |