Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Period of Performance

9/1/1973 - 6/30/1974

Funding Totals

$11,250.00 (approved)
$11,250.00 (awarded)


The Role of Linguistic Philosophy and the Philosophy of Language in the Works of Thomas Reid

FAIN: FB-11800-73

Philip Bourdillon
Hamilton College (Clinton, NY 13323-1295)

To examine the writings of the Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid (1710-1796). Reid argues that the structure of world can be understood only in terms of the structure of language.