Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas

by K.T.S. Sarao | 2013 | 141,449 words

Buddhism Theravada

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This page relates ‘Concept of Philosophy of Language’ of the study of the Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas, from the perspective of linguistics. The Five Nikayas, in Theravada Buddhism, refers to the five books of the Sutta Pitaka (“Basket of Sutra”), which itself is the second division of the Pali Tipitaka of the Buddhist Canon (literature).

Chapter 2 - Concept of Philosophy of Language

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2. Philosophy: An Overview

3. On Language (1): Definitions

3. On Language (2): Language as Unique Human Behaviour

3. On Language (3): Langue and Parole

3. On Language (4): Competence and Performance

3. On Language (5): Levels of Language

4.1. Rationalism versus Empiricism

4.2. Chomsky’s Criticism of Skinner’s Theory of Language

4.3. Faculty of Language

5. Language Comprehension

6. Language Production

7. Mind: A General View

8. Truth and Meaning

9. Logical Form

10. Semantics and Truth

11. Sense and Reference

Last Updated: 04 December, 2022

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