{"product_id":"universal-languages-and-scientific-taxonomy-in-the-seventeenth-century-paperback-9780521135443","title":"Universal Languages and Scientific Taxonomy in the Seventeenth Century (Paperback) 9780521135443","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUniversal Languages and Scientific Taxonomy in the Seventeenth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines highly regarded proposals during the seventeenth century for an artificial language intended to replace Latin as the international medium of communication.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eM. M. Slaughter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521135443, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the seventeenth century, a series of proposals and schemes for an artificial language intended to replace Latin as the international medium of communication gained currency. Fully developed, these schemes consisted of a classification of all known 'things' and a set of self-defining names designed to reflect the divisions of the classification. This attempt to create a specialized and scientific form of language was enthusiastically taken up by a number of eminent scientists of the day, including Bacon, Descartes, Newton and other members of the Royal Society. Dr Slaughter demonstrates that the idea of a universal language was a rational response to the inadequacy of seventeenth-century language, a result of social and cultural changes precipitated by the rise of science, the spread of print and literacy, and the subsequent development of a literate culture. A valuable addition to the study of history and literature, this book also has relevance for contemporary languages with similar problems of development.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Rise of Essentialist Taxonomy: 1. The Aristotelian origins\u003cbr\u003e 2. Taxonomy\u003cbr\u003e 3. Nomenclature\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Development of the Universal Languages: 4. The groundwork\u003cbr\u003e 5. Proposals and schemes for a universal language\u003cbr\u003e 6. Proposals for a philosophical language\u003cbr\u003e 7. Schemes for a philosophical language\u003cbr\u003e 8. The culmination, aftermath and end\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The End of the Taxonomic Episteme: 9. The fall of essentialist taxonomy\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006590636312,"sku":"9780521135443","price":36.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521135443i_7998aefc-90c0-498a-86e7-4db86e981e85.jpg?v=1691372217","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/universal-languages-and-scientific-taxonomy-in-the-seventeenth-century-paperback-9780521135443","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}