INVESTIGADORES
PEREZ Diana Ines
artículos
Título:
Is thought without language possible?
Autor/es:
PEREZ, DIANA INÉS
Revista:
PRINCIPIA
Editorial:
Universidad de Santa Catarina
Referencias:
Lugar: Florianopolis; Año: 2005 vol. 22 p. 177 - 191
ISSN:
1414-4247
Resumen:
In this paper I discuss Davidson´s ideas about the relatioship between mind and language. Int he first place I consider his arguments for the claim that there cannot be thought without language, and I examine the assumptions the arguments presuppose. In the second place I consider the idea of thought Davidson adopts, and its essential normative and holistic character. Third, I try to show the adequacy of this conception of thought in order to deal with epistemological problems, and the inadequacy of this notion in solving the problem of the emergence of thought. Finally, I sketch an alternative account of such an emergence, looking for continuities between pre-linguistic and linguistic thoughts
