The role of language in the development of modernity: the discussion of origins of language in Rousseau and Vico

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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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Main Author: Wiesinger, Chris
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1768
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-BVAU.2429-17682014-03-14T15:37:01Z The role of language in the development of modernity: the discussion of origins of language in Rousseau and Vico Wiesinger, Chris 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. 2008-09-10T18:21:11Z 2008-09-10T18:21:11Z 1992 2008-09-10T18:21:11Z 1993-05 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1768 eng UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/]
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description 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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