Essay on the origin of human knowledge
Condillac, 1714-17802001
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This text offers a new translation of Condillac's Essay on the Origin of Human Knowledge, published in 1746. He challenged Cartesian theory and argued that language was central to cognition, thus anticipating the work of Wittgenstein.
Main title:
Essay on the origin of human knowledge / Etienne Bonnot de Condillac ; translated and edited by Hans Aarsleff.
Imprint:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Collation:
xlv, 225p. ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780521584678 (hbk)
Dewey class:
121121.3
Local class:
121.3
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
1756640