Logic and the art of memory : the quest for a universal language

Logic and the art of memory : the quest for a universal language / Paolo Rossi ; translated with a introduction by Stephen Clucas.

A brilliant translation of this classic account of the art of memory and the logic of linkage and combination, the two traditions deriving from the Classical world and the late medieval period, and becoming intertwined in the 16th Century. From this intertwining emerged a new tradition, a grandiose...

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Main Author: Rossi, Paolo, 1923-2012
Other Authors: Clucas, Stephen, 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Italian
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, 2006.
Series:Athlone contemporary European thinkers.
Subjects:
Logic, Modern > History.
Memory (Philosophy)
Language, Universal.
PHILOSOPHY > Logic.
Language, Universal
Logic, Modern
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:A brilliant translation of this classic account of the art of memory and the logic of linkage and combination, the two traditions deriving from the Classical world and the late medieval period, and becoming intertwined in the 16th Century. From this intertwining emerged a new tradition, a grandiose project for an 'alphabet of the world' or 'Clavis Universalis'. Translated with an Introduction by Stephen Clucas.
Item Description:Translated from the Italian.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 333 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847144614
1847144616
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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