Between Cratylus and Cabbala: The Problem of Language Origin in Athanasius Kircher’s Turris Babel (Tower Of Babel, 1679)

Authors

  • Anton Karabykov

Keywords:

Athanasius Kircher, Plato, Platonism, Genesis, Late Renaissance esotericism, philosophy of language theories, Adamic language, etymological analysis

Abstract

The article is dedicated to exploring Kircher's stance on the question of correlation of the roles played by God and man in creation of the primordial language, as well as relevant ideas of Plato’s “Cratylus” that was a part of the foundation of Kircher’s linguistic-genetic conception. Besides, a composition and content of the supplemental sources which had determined the considered views of the great polymath of 17th century are discussed.

Published

2020-04-08

Issue

No. 6 (2015)

Section

History of Philosophy

How to Cite

[1]
2020. Between Cratylus and Cabbala: The Problem of Language Origin in Athanasius Kircher’s Turris Babel (Tower Of Babel, 1679). Voprosy Filosofii. 6 (Apr. 2020).