The Language Of Nature

Author : Geoffrey Gorham,Benjamin Hill,Edward Slowik,C. Kenneth Waters
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781452951850

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The Language of Nature by Geoffrey Gorham,Benjamin Hill,Edward Slowik,C. Kenneth Waters Pdf

Galileo’s dictum that the book of nature “is written in the language of mathematics” is emblematic of the accepted view that the scientific revolution hinged on the conceptual and methodological integration of mathematics and natural philosophy. Although the mathematization of nature is a distinctive and crucial feature of the emergence of modern science in the seventeenth century, this volume shows that it was a far more complex, contested, and context-dependent phenomenon than the received historiography has indicated, and that philosophical controversies about the implications of mathematization cannot be understood in isolation from broader social developments related to the status and practice of mathematics in various commercial, political, and academic institutions. Contributors: Roger Ariew, U of South Florida; Richard T. W. Arthur, McMaster U; Lesley B. Cormack, U of Alberta; Daniel Garber, Princeton U; Ursula Goldenbaum, Emory U; Dana Jalobeanu, U of Bucharest; Douglas Jesseph, U of South Florida; Carla Rita Palmerino, Radboud U, Nijmegen and Open U of the Netherlands; Eileen Reeves, Princeton U; Christopher Smeenk, Western U; Justin E. H. Smith, U of Paris 7; Kurt Smith, Bloomsburg U of Pennsylvania.

Author : David Lukas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Creative writing
ISBN : 0983489122

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Language Making Nature by David Lukas Pdf

Author : Jane Bennett,William Chaloupka
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0816623074

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In the Nature of Things by Jane Bennett,William Chaloupka Pdf

Annotation. Informed by recent developments in literary criticism and social theory, this book addresses the presumption that nature exists independent of culture and, in particular, of language.

Author : David F. Armstrong,William C. Stokoe,Sherman E. Wilcox
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1995-03-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521467721

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Gesture and the Nature of Language by David F. Armstrong,William C. Stokoe,Sherman E. Wilcox Pdf

This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant views of the evolution of language, in particular the origins of syntax. The authors draw on evidence from areas such as primatology, anthropology, and linguistics to present a groundbreaking account of the notion that language emerged through visible bodily action. Written in a clear and accessible style, Gesture and the Nature of Language will be indispensable reading for all those interested in the origins of language.

Author : Théodore Rousseau,Michel Schulman,Alexandra R. Murphy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111816083

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Théodore Rousseau by Théodore Rousseau,Michel Schulman,Alexandra R. Murphy Pdf

Author : Mark Halpern
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351509824

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Language and Human Nature by Mark Halpern Pdf

"Language and Human Nature" exposes a century's worth of flawed thinking about language, to exhibit some of the dangers it presents, and to suggest a path to recovery. It begins by examining the causes of changes in the English vocabulary. These sometimes take the form of new words, but more often that of new senses for old words. In the course of this examination, Halpern discusses a wide variety of verbal solecisms, vulgarisms, and infelicities generally. His objective is not to deplore such things, but to expose the reasons for their existence, the human traits that generate them.A large part of this book is devoted to contesting the claims of academic linguists to be the only experts in the study of language change. Language is too central to civilized life to be so deeply misunderstood without causing a multitude of troubles throughout our culture. We are currently experiencing such troubles, a number of which are examined here. The exposure of linguists' misunderstandings is not an end in itself, but a necessary first step in recovery from the confusion we are now enmeshed in.The picture of the relationship between words and thoughts that is part of the attempt to deal with language "scientifically" is partly responsible for dangerous cultural developments. The attempt by linguists to treat their subject scientifically makes them view meaning as an irritating complication to be ignored if possible. It turns them into formalists who try to understand language by studying its physical representations, with a resort to semantics only when unavoidable. With words practically stripped of their role as bearers of meaning, it becomes easy to see them as unimportant. Halpern's book is a serious critique of such oversimplified theorizing.

Author : Barnaby Taylor
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198754909

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Lucretius and the Language of Nature by Barnaby Taylor Pdf

Lucretius' Epicurean poem De Rerum Natura ('On the Nature of Things'), written in the middle of the first century BC, made a fundamental and lasting contribution to the language of Latin philosophy. The style of De Rerum Natura is like nothing else in extant Latin: at once archaic and modern, Romanizing and Hellenizing, intimate and sublime, it draws on multiple literary genres and linguistic registers. This book offers a study of Lucretius' linguistic innovation and creativity. Lucretius is depicted as a linguistic trailblazer, extending and augmenting the technical language of Latin in order to describe the Epicurean universe of atoms and void in all its complexity and sublimity. A detailed understanding of the Epicurean linguistic theory brings with it a greater appreciation of Lucretius' own language. Accordingly, this book features an in-depth reconstruction of certain core features of Epicurean linguistic theory. Elements of Lucretius' style discussed include his attitudes to, and use of, figurative language (especially metaphor); his explorations, both explicit and implicit, of Latin etymology; his uses of Greek; and his creative deployment of compounds and prefixed words. His practice is related throughout not only to the underlying Epicurean theory but also to contemporary Roman attitudes to style and language. The result is a new reading of one of the greatest and most difficult works to survive from the Roman world.

Author : Dieter Hillert
Publisher : Springer
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781493906093

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The Nature of Language by Dieter Hillert Pdf

The Nature of Language addresses one of the most fundamental questions of mankind: how did language evolve, and what are the neurobiological and cognitive foundations of language processing? These questions are explored from different perspectives to discuss the building blocks of language evolution and how they developed in the way they can be found in modern humans. Primarily, neural mapping methods of cognition presented in this research provide extremely valuable data about the neural circuitries that are involved in language processing. Thus, the book explores and illustrates cortical mapping in typical language patterns, but also cortical mapping in atypical populations that fail to process particular language aspects. A neurobiological stance is used to inquire about how language abilities of our species evolved to communicate for the purposes of conveying information such as ideas, emotions, goals, and humor. The evolutionary language model presented builds on the cognitive abilities of our ancestors, and it allows readers to draw a variety of expansive conclusions from that, including the idea that human language as an interface system provides the basis for consciousness.

Author : Heinz R. Pagels
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486485065

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The Cosmic Code by Heinz R. Pagels Pdf

" This is one of the most important books on quantum mechanics ever written for lay readers, in which an eminent physicist and successful science writer, Heinz Pagels, discusses and explains the core concepts of physics without resorting to complicated mathematics. "Can be read by anyone. I heartily recommend it!" -- New York Times Book Review. 1982 edition"--

Author : K. Vossler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317829706

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The Spirit of Language in Civilization by K. Vossler Pdf

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-10-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 052101624X

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On Nature and Language by Noam Chomsky Pdf

In this 2002 book, Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind and brain.

Author : Steven Weinberg
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1994-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780679744085

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Dreams of a Final Theory by Steven Weinberg Pdf

The Nobel Prize-winning physicist and bestselling author of The First Three Minutes describes the grand quest for a unifying theory of nature--one that can explain forces as different as the cohesion inside the atom and the gravitational tug between the sun and Earth. Wirting with dazzling elegance and clarity, he retraces the steps that have led modern scientists from relativity and quantum mechanics to the notion of super-strings and the idea that our universe may coexist with others. But Weinberg asks as many questions as he answers, among them: Why does each explanation of the way nature works point to other, deeper explanations? Why are the best theories not only logical but beautiful? And what implications will a final theory have for our philosophy and religious faith? Intellectually daring, rich in anecdote and aphorism, Dreams of a Final Theory launches us into a new cosmos and helps us make sense of what we find there.

Author : Elliot Murphy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108836319

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The Oscillatory Nature of Language by Elliot Murphy Pdf

Develops a theory of how language is processed in the brain and provides a state-of-the-art review of current neuroscientific debates.

Author : Steven Pinker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780199328741

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Language, Cognition, and Human Nature by Steven Pinker Pdf

Pinker's seminal research explores the workings of language and its connections to cognition, perception, social relationships, child development, human evolution, and theories of human nature. This eclectic collection spans Pinker's thirty-year career, exploring his favorite themes in greater depth and scientific detail. It includes thirteen of Pinker's classic articles, ranging over topics such as language development in children, mental imagery, the recognition of shapes, the computational architecture of the mind, the meaning and uses of verbs, the evolution of language and cognition, the nature-nurture debate, and the logic of innuendo and euphemism. Each outlines a major theory or takes up an argument with another prominent scholar, such as Stephen Jay Gould, Noam Chomsky, or Richard Dawkins.

Author : Steven Pinker
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781101202609

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The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker Pdf

This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of Rationality, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now. "Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty." --The New York Times Book Review Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books - including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate - have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important popular science writers. In The Stuff of Thought, Pinker presents a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. Considering scientific questions with examples from everyday life, The Stuff of Thought is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of everything from The Selfish Gene and Blink to Eats, Shoots & Leaves.