Title: Abelardian semiotics and other essays
First published: 1989
Description: This monograph deals with the philosophy of language of the twelfth century French philosopher, Pierre Abelard. For Abelard there are three stages of any interpretation of signification : sensus, imaginatio, intellectus. The point of departure is an empirical sensuous experience that is crystallised in the domain of imaginaire before its articulation in the domain of intellectus.
Subjects: Structural linguistics, Semiotics
LC classification: P99 .G486 1989