Seventeenth-Century Theories of Consciousness and Their Effects on the Opposing Nativist and Behaviorist Theories of Language from Rationalist and Empiricist Viewpoints
Dilbilim Dergisi / The Journal of Linguistics May 8, 2026 Berkay Bulgurlu
This article examines seventeenth-century theories of consciousness and their enduring influence on opposing nativist and behaviorist theories of language from rationalist and empiricist perspectives. Focusing primarily on Cartesian accounts of consciousness, thought, and linguistic creativity, the study traces how rationalist notions of innate mental capacities informed later developments in...