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This is the first English translation of Condillac's most influential works: the Essay on the Origins of Human Knowledge (1746) and Course for Study of Instruction of the Prince of Parma (1772). The Essays lay the foundation for Condillac's theory of mind. He argues that all mental operations are, in fact, sensory processes and nothing more. An outgrowth of Locke's empirical account of ideas and sensations as a source of knowledge, Condillac's theory goes beyond Locke's foundations, introducing his universal method for understanding any complex entity: the reduction of all matters to their origins and then to their simplest forms. The Course, originally written to teach Prince Ferdinand of Parma to think and to develop good habits of mind following the principle of association of ideas, covers grammar, writing, reasoning, thinking, and ancient and modern history. Philip writes in the introduction: "[the] mind is moldable to reason and to 'nature' which gave it a model and provides the ultimate authority for all it can know or do."
A treatise on systems -- A treatise on the sensations -- Logic, or the first developments of the art of thinking.
A highly influential work in the history of philosophy of mind and language.
Un livre qui rassemble les oeuvres d'Etienne Bonnot de Condillac, un philosophe français du XVIIIe siècle. Les oeuvres traitent de la philosophie de l'esprit, de la perception, de la connaissance et de la morale. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Französische Philologie - Linguistik, Note: 1,0, Universität Potsdam (Institut für Romanistik), Veranstaltung: Seminar: Geschichte der Sprachwissenschaft in Texten und Konzepten, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1. Einleitung Etienne Bonnot de Condillac wurde 1714 in Grenoble geboren. Sein älterer Bruder war der bekannte Aufklärer Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Verfasser utopisch-kommunistischer Ansichten. Mably nahm ihn mit nach Paris, wo Condillac 1740 nach seinem Studium in den Priesterstand aufgenommen wurde. Kurz darauf widmete er sich aber ganz seinen philosophischen Studien und setzte sich tiefgründig mit Schriften von Philosophen wie Descartes, Locke und Newton auseinander. 1746 erschien sein Erstlingswerk, der Essai über den Ursprung der menschlichen Erkenntnisse, mit dem ich mich in dieser Arbeit auseinandersetzen möchte, denn in diesem Werk legte er, wie in keiner seiner späteren Schriften, die grundlegenden philosophischen Prinzipien seiner Auffassung zusammenfassend dar. [...]
Cette compilation des oeuvres complètes d'Etienne Bonnot de Condillac est une source essentielle pour ceux qui s'intéressent à la philosophie du langage et de l'esprit. La Grammaire est un traité classique sur la structure du langage et sa relation avec la pensée humaine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.