{"product_id":"universal-languages-and-scientific-taxonomy-m-m-slaughter-9780521135443","title":"Universal Languages and Scientific Taxonomy in the Seventeenth Century","description":"In the seventeenth century, a series of proposals and schemes for an artificial language intended to replace Latin as the international medium of communication gained currency. Fully developed, these schemes consisted of a classification of all known 'things' and a set of self-defining names designed to reflect the divisions of the classification. This attempt to create a specialized and scientific form of language was enthusiastically taken up by a number of eminent scientists of the day, including Bacon, Descartes, Newton and other members of the Royal Society. Dr Slaughter demonstrates that the idea of a universal language was a rational response to the inadequacy of seventeenth-century language, a result of social and cultural changes precipitated by the rise of science, the spread of print and literacy, and the subsequent development of a literate culture. A valuable addition to the study of history and literature, this book also has relevance for contemporary languages with similar problems of development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. M. Slaughter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521135443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521135443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"M. M. Slaughter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056252907775,"sku":"9780521135443","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23307914-2dce-4302-ae5e-cbb58475bc0b.jpg?v=1685040333","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/universal-languages-and-scientific-taxonomy-m-m-slaughter-9780521135443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}