The role of language in the development of modernity: the discussion of origins of language in Rousseau and Vico
This dissertation examines parts of the eighteenth-century discussion of the origins of language with reference to a developing awareness of the characteristics of the modern mind. Giambattista Vico and Jean-Jacques Rousseau are focal points for this study because they most strongly and clearly expr...
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| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1768 |
| Summary: | This dissertation examines parts of the eighteenth-century discussion of the origins of language with reference to a developing awareness of the characteristics of the modern mind. Giambattista Vico and Jean-Jacques Rousseau are focal points for this study because they most strongly and clearly express an awareness of the connection between modern consciousness and language. |
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