| A Medieval Semiotic: Reference and Representation in John of St. Thomas' Theory of Signs Contributor(s): Stoffers, Maria (Editor), Furton, Edward J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820421545 ISBN-13: 9780820421544 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - History - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
| Dewey: 121.680 |
| LCCN: 94028485 |
| Series: Comparative Cultures and Literatures |
| Physical Information: 202 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work is both an analysis of one of the most important theories on signs and signification of the Middle Ages and a spirited defense of the objectivity of knowledge. The author compares the sign theory of the medieval epistemologist John of St. Thomas to that of the great Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. He finds that John of St. Thomas' theory endures as the more philosophically compelling because it describes the relationship between reference and representation in a manner that shows why thought and language must be fundamentally objective. The medieval theorist stands in opposition to the subjectivism and irrationalism associated with much of current research in semiotics. |