Mind and language : evolution in contemporary theories of cognition

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dc.contributor.advisorCilliers, F. P.
dc.contributor.authorDe Villiers, Tanyaen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Philosophy.
dc.date.accessioned2008-10-30T09:17:29Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T08:12:16Z
dc.date.available2008-10-30T09:17:29Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T08:12:16Z
dc.date.issued2006-12en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (DPhil (Philosophy))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
dc.description.abstractThis thesis gives an historical overview of some of the issues connecting philosophy of mind and philosophy of langauge in the twentieth century, especially with regard to the relevance of both disciplines to theories of cognition. Specifically, the interrelation between the theories of Peirce,Chomsky, Derrida, and Deacon are discussed. Furthermore, an overview of twentieth century views on mind in both philosophy and the cognitive sciences is given. The argument is made that many of the apparently insurmountable issues that plague theories on mind and cognition today can be traced back to the metaphysical mould into which the philosophical questions at issue here were cast. Also, despite current resistance to the idea from many philosophical quarters, a case is made for approaching language and mind in terms of neo-Darwinist evolutionary theory.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1092
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectMinden_ZA
dc.subjectPeirce, Charles S.(Charles Sanders),1839-1914en
dc.subjectChomsky, Noam
dc.subjectDerrida, Jacques
dc.subjectDeacon, Terrence William
dc.subjectPhilosophy of mind -- History -- 20th centuryen
dc.subjectLanguage and languages -- Philosophy -- History -- 20th centuryen
dc.subjectCognition -- Philosophyen
dc.subjectEvolutionen
dc.subjectDissertations -- Philosophyen
dc.subjectTheses -- Philosophyen
dc.titleMind and language : evolution in contemporary theories of cognitionen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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