John Wilkins and 17th-Century British Linguistics
Editor
| University of the Pacific, Stockton
In this reader, 19 articles have been collected that bring out the central position of John Wilkins and his Essay Toward a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language (1668) in the history of ideas in 17th-century Britain.
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 67] 1992. xvi, 376 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Editor's Introduction
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I. John Wilkins (1614-1672)
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II. Wilkins and the 17th-century Reconciliation of Science, Religion, and Language
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45
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133
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III. The Sources of Wilkins' Philosophical Language
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155
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169
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183
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191
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IV. Theory and Practice in Wilkins' Philosophical Language
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207
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237
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253
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263
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V. Wilkins' Classification of Reality
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279
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285
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309
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VI. Wilkins' Legacy
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349
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Select Biography
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A. Writings by John Wilkins
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365
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B. Secondary Sources
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366
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Index of Biographical Names
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