Writing philosophy in a language with no philosophical tradition. The language question at the origins of Modernity

Vol 14, No 2 (2013) • Filosofia Unisinos - Unisinos Journal of Philosophy

Autor: Mariano Pérez Carrasco

Resumo:

his article analyzes some of the reasons that led to the adoption of vernacular languages as philosophical languages between the 14th and 17th centuries in France and Italy. The article focuses on Descartes’s Discours de la méthode (1637), Sperone Speroni’s Dialogo delle lingue (1542) and Dante Alighieri’s Convivio (circa 1304-1307). The three works not only chose to write philosophy in a language with no philosophical tradition, but also offered a philosophical rationale for this decision. The article exposes and analyzes that set of arguments

ISSN: ISSN: 1984-8234

Texto Completo: http://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2013.142.04

Palavras-Chave: philosphy,vernacular language,Descartes,Spero

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