G.W. Leibniz (1646-1716), German philosopher, mathematician, scientist, jurist, diplomat, librarian, and polymath. His major works include Dissertatio de arte combinatoria (1666), Discours de métaphysique (1686), and Monadologie (1714). He mainly worked on philosophy, mathematics, science, and law.
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Language, philosophy: language is a set of phonetic or written coded forms fixed at a time for the exchange of information or distinctions within a community whose members are able to recognize and interpret these forms as signs or symbols. In a wider sense, language is also a sign system, which can be processed by machines. See also communication, language rules, meaning, meaning change, information, signs, symbols, words, sentences, syntax, semantics, grammar, pragmatics, translation, interpretation, radical interpretation, indeterminacy._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |