Medieval Metaphysics, or is it "Just Semantics"? (Volume 7 : Proceedings of the Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics)
ISBN: 9781443834209
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Medieval semantic theories develop out of AristotleOCOs On Interpretation, in which he notes that OC Spoken sounds are symbols of affections in the soul, and written marks symbols of spoken soundsOCO (tr. J. L. Ackrill, OUP 1984). The medieval commentary tradition elaborates on AristotleOCOs theory in light of various epistemological and metaphysical commitments, including those entailed by the doctrine of the transcendentals that emerges from the tradition in the writings of Philip the Chancellor (d..."


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