Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
The Ross-Wilkins Controversy
-
Grant McColley
You are currently not able to access this content.
You are currently not able to access this content.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Acknowledgements vii
- Table of contents ix
- Editor's Introduction xiii
-
I. John Wilkins (1614-1672)
- John Wilkins 3
-
II. Wilkins and the 17th-century Reconciliation of Science, Religion, and Language
- John Wilkins' Essay Toward a Real Character 45
- Dr. Wilkins and the Royal Society 69
- The Ross-Wilkins Controversy 95
- John Wilkins and the Royal Society's Reform of Prose Style 133
-
III. The Sources of Wilkins' Philosophical Language
- Comenius and the Real Character in England 155
- The Sources and Development of John Wilkins' Philosophical Language 169
- On the Sources of John Wilkins' Philosophical Language 183
- Language Universals and 17th-Century Universal Schemes 191
-
IV. Theory and Practice in Wilkins' Philosophical Language
- 'Philosophical' Grammar in Wilkins' Essay 207
- On the Project of a Universal Character 237
- The Real Character of Bishop Wilkins 253
- Wilkin's Natural Grammar 263
-
V. Wilkins' Classification of Reality
- John Wilkins and Noah's Ark 279
- John Wilkins' Linguistic Views 285
- John Wilkins' Theory of Meaning and the Development of a Semantic Model 291
- John Wilkins' and William Lloyd's Alphabetical Dictionary (1668) 309
- The Significance of John Wilkins in the History of Bibliographical Classification 329
-
VI. Wilkins' Legacy
- John Wilkins' Essay (1668) 349
- Select Biography 365
- Index of Biographical Names 371
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Acknowledgements vii
- Table of contents ix
- Editor's Introduction xiii
-
I. John Wilkins (1614-1672)
- John Wilkins 3
-
II. Wilkins and the 17th-century Reconciliation of Science, Religion, and Language
- John Wilkins' Essay Toward a Real Character 45
- Dr. Wilkins and the Royal Society 69
- The Ross-Wilkins Controversy 95
- John Wilkins and the Royal Society's Reform of Prose Style 133
-
III. The Sources of Wilkins' Philosophical Language
- Comenius and the Real Character in England 155
- The Sources and Development of John Wilkins' Philosophical Language 169
- On the Sources of John Wilkins' Philosophical Language 183
- Language Universals and 17th-Century Universal Schemes 191
-
IV. Theory and Practice in Wilkins' Philosophical Language
- 'Philosophical' Grammar in Wilkins' Essay 207
- On the Project of a Universal Character 237
- The Real Character of Bishop Wilkins 253
- Wilkin's Natural Grammar 263
-
V. Wilkins' Classification of Reality
- John Wilkins and Noah's Ark 279
- John Wilkins' Linguistic Views 285
- John Wilkins' Theory of Meaning and the Development of a Semantic Model 291
- John Wilkins' and William Lloyd's Alphabetical Dictionary (1668) 309
- The Significance of John Wilkins in the History of Bibliographical Classification 329
-
VI. Wilkins' Legacy
- John Wilkins' Essay (1668) 349
- Select Biography 365
- Index of Biographical Names 371