theories of language from Philo to Plotinus Robertson, David 1967- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. enk Aldershot, Hants, England Burlington, Vt Ashgate Pub. Ltd. 2008 monographic eng

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xiii, 117 p. Philo -- Divine logos and human language -- Characteristics of mind -- Immateriality of mind -- The physical and the immaterial -- The nature of meaning -- The inferiority of speech -- The stoic legacy -- Clement -- The divine logos -- Dialectic and language -- The intelligibility of language -- Language, immateriality, and prayer -- Origen -- Christian platonism, psychology -- The immateriality of mind -- Voice and language -- Mind and body in language -- Other influences -- Plotinus -- The metaphysics of language -- Image and representation -- The logos of plotinus -- Limitations of language, origins of language -- The nature of language -- Soul and body, light and sound -- Language and communion -- Soul connection -- The unity of souls in politics. David Robertson. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Language and languages Religious aspects Christianity Language and languages Philosophy Christian literature, Early BR115.L25 R58 2008eb 401 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10226940 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10226940 CaPaEBR 070709 ebr10226940