JoLMA The Journal for the Philosophy of Language, Mind and the Arts

Journal | JoLMA
Monographic journal issue | 3 | 1 | 2022
Research Article | Λόγος as an Anti-Psychologistic Conception of Meaning

Λόγος as an Anti-Psychologistic Conception of Meaning

Heidegger’s Interpretation of the Aristotelian Notion of Language in the Light of Its First Courses (1921-1927)

Abstract

The article attempts to clarify Heidegger’s interpretation of the Aristotelian concept of λόγος, often misunderstood as a mythical and obscure conception of language. As it is shown, Heidegger’s interpretation aims, first and foremost, to underline the potentiality of λόγος as a historical element against the psychologistic conception of meaning and language, common in the philosophical and philological context of the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. In this way, I try to grasp the significance of Heidegger’s interpretation of Greek philosophy, offering the basis for a re-evaluation of his exegetical work.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: March 3, 2022 | Accepted: June 26, 2022 | Published June 30, 2022 | Language: en

Keywords MeaningMeaningfulnessAnti-PsychologismHeideggerAristotleλόγος


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