Linguistics and PhilosophyThis marks the first time Linguistics and Philosophy, published in France in 1969, has been translated into English. Here, philosopher Etienne Gilson examines linguisticsfrom Descartes to Derridaas he argues for the irreducibility of thought to language. Reviewing the theories of figures such as Condillac, Mallarm, de Saussure, and Vendrys, Gilson looks at the process whereby thought is translated into language, seeking to reestablish the notion of