Die causa essentialis-Theorie als Grundlage der Sprachtheorie?
Sprachmodelle des Dietrich von Freiberg und Meister Eckharts
In the article are discussed the semantic theories of Dietrich of Freiberg and Meister
Eckhart in the comparative way. The both Dominicans are known through their
theory of intellect, but for declamation of this theory they are choosing the certain
model of language and of predication. The aim of the article is to outline the specific
aspect of their semantic theories that are influenced by the modi significanditheory
on the one hand and by the causa-essentialis-theory on the other hand.
The causa-essentialis-theory becomes a part of their philosophy of language in the
sense, that both Dominicans are thinking the parts of the sentence – subject and
predicate – in the ontological terms: both of them are considering the predicate
as a cause, and subject as a caused one. Therefore they understand the semantical
and the ontological entities in the reciprocity. Such an ontologization of semantic
results from the inherence-model of language that is the basis for understanding
of sentences expressing the definition according to Dietrich von Freiberg as well
as Meister Eckhart.
Article language: German