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

by Christian Barth

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138868523
• ISBN13: 9781138868526
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"