<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This essay is an attempt to offer at least a partial answer to the question concerning Leibniz's motivation for the need to create a universal language. It is relevant, among other things, due to Leibniz's claim which contradicts the idea of a universal language, in which he clearly stresses that “every language, even the poorest one, can express everything”, as well as owing to Leibniz's historical contribution to the idea of formalization and to the mechanization of the reasoning processes. This paper is also an attempt to reconstruct the paradigm of language research pursued in a specific period of time in 17<sup>th</sup> century language theory.</p></abstract>

This essay is an attempt to offer at least a partial answer to the question concerning Leibniz's motivation for the need to create a universal language. It is relevant, among other things, due to Leibniz's claim which contradicts the idea of a universal language, in which he clearly stresses that “every language, even the poorest one, can express everything”, as well as owing to Leibniz's historical contribution to the idea of formalization and to the mechanization of the reasoning processes. This paper is also an attempt to reconstruct the paradigm of language research pursued in a specific period of time in 17th century language theory.

Filum Cogitationis. Remarks on Leibnizian Projects of a Universal Language

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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This essay is an attempt to offer at least a partial answer to the question concerning Leibniz's motivation for the need to create a universal language. It is...

Filum Cogitationis. Remarks on Leibnizian Projects of a Universal Language

Published Online: Oct 11, 2020

Page range: 113 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2020-0016

Keywords
G. W. Leibniz, the universal language, philosophy of language

© 2020 Halina Święczkowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Filum Cogitationis. Remarks on Leibnizian Projects of a Universal Language

Published Online: Oct 11, 2020

Page range: 113 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2020-0016

KeywordsG. W. Leibniz, the universal language, philosophy of language

© 2020 Halina Święczkowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
G. W. Leibniz, the universal language, philosophy of language