弗里德里希·马克斯·穆勒的鲁比孔:维多利亚时代语言和思想科学中的历史主义和经验主义

Kristine Palmieri1

  • 1Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Germany.

Science in context
|September 9, 2025
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概括

这项研究探讨了弗里德里希·马克斯·穆勒关于语言和思想的辩论,揭示了维多利亚时代英国科学方法和证据标准的转变. 它强调了语言学在理解人类起源方面的作用,并驳斥了穆勒批评的宗教动机.

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