{"product_id":"a-medieval-semiotic-maria-stoffers-9780820421544","title":"A Medieval Semiotic: Reference and Representation in John of St. Thomas' Theory of Signs","description":"This work is both an analysis of one of the most important theories on signs and signification of the Middle Ages and a spirited defense of the objectivity of knowledge. The author compares the sign theory of the medieval epistemologist John of St. Thomas to that of the great Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. He finds that John of St. Thomas' theory endures as the more philosophically compelling because it describes the relationship between reference and representation in a manner that shows why thought and language must be fundamentally objective. The medieval theorist stands in opposition to the subjectivism and irrationalism associated with much of current research in semiotics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Stoffers,Edward J. Furton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820421545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820421544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Maria Stoffers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241118413055,"sku":"9780820421544","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c81917ed-615b-45d3-8b90-6d6e30ab24d9.jpg?v=1772652823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-medieval-semiotic-maria-stoffers-9780820421544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}