Language, the Parent of Thought: Speculating with Hegel

Authors

  • Samantha Park Alibrando Independent Scholar
  • J. M. Fritzman Lewis & Clark College
  • Sarah Marchand Lomas Independent Scholar
  • McKenzie Judith Southworth Independent Scholar

Keywords:

Hegel, Language, Linguistic Relativity, Whorfianism

Abstract

We speculate with Hegel about language, critiquing interpretations of Hegel's views on language given by Jim Vernon, John McCumber, Stephen Houlgate, and Michael N. Forster, as well as defending Sophisticated Radical Whorfianism from the objections of Maria Francisca Reines and Jesse Prinz.  Prior to discussing Forster, we explicate Hegel's views on mechanical memory.  We conclude by discussing why, although thought grows up, it does not move out.

Author Biography

J. M. Fritzman, Lewis & Clark College

Philosophy, Associate Professor

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Published

27-01-2017

How to Cite

Alibrando, S. P., Fritzman, J. M., Lomas, S. M., & Southworth, M. J. (2017). Language, the Parent of Thought: Speculating with Hegel. Cosmos and History: The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy, 13(1), 15–46. Retrieved from http://cosmosandhistory.org/index.php/journal/article/view/576

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2017)

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