Engendering the Language of the New Science: The Subject of John Wilkins's Language Project.

The article presents an essay which evaluates the language project "Essay Towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language," by John Wilkins. It is stated that the focus of Wilkin's language project is the engendering the language of the new science. The project also is considered as the most e...

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Publicado en:Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 59 - 80
Autor principal: Tillery, Denise
Formato: Essay
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Spring2005
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Sumario:The article presents an essay which evaluates the language project "Essay Towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language," by John Wilkins. It is stated that the focus of Wilkin's language project is the engendering the language of the new science. The project also is considered as the most extensive language scheme which allows one to gather insight on ideological and linguistic assumptions that underlie early modern natural philosophy.