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No conceptual thought without language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Christopher Gauker
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0374 [email protected] http://asweb.artsci.uc.edu/philosophy/gauker

Abstract

Carruthers labels as “too strong” the thesis that language is necessary for all conceptual thought. Languageless creatures certainly do think, but when we get clear about what is meant by “conceptual thought,” it appears doubtful that conceptual thought is possible without language.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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