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Lexicon Philosophicum: International Journal for the History of Texts and Ideas, 4, (2016), pp. 131-149ISSN
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Article / Letter to editor

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Leerstoel Geschiedenis van de filosofie
Journal title
Lexicon Philosophicum: International Journal for the History of Texts and Ideas
Volume
vol. 4
Languages used
Italian (ita)
Page start
p. 131
Page end
p. 149
Subject
Center for History of Philosophy and Science (CHPS)Abstract
This article addresses an aspect of Galileo’s thought that has hitherto attracted little attention, that is to say, his philosophy of language. First of all, we try to show that Galileo’s reflections on the ambiguous and conventional nature of verbal language, though not expounded systematically, present interesting analogies with John Locke’s. In addition, we analyse the ontological and epistemological implications of Galileo’s mathematical realism.
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