Abstract
In the opening of Book III of his Essay, Locke states that God provided
men with language, which was intended to serve as the primary tool and
universal communication medium within society. This paper aims to
examine the effectiveness of language as a tool in Locke’s philosophy of
language. The article is divided into three sections. The initial
segment will examine the overall depiction of Locke’s language theory,
with a closer examination of the importance of words in relation to the
purpose of language. In the following section, I will examine objections
raised by contemporary philosophers regarding the role of language. In
the preceding part, I endeavor to address these objections by examining
Locke’s perspective on language abuses and remedies and scrutinizing
relevant passages pertaining to these issues. The paper’s conclusion
asserts that language is an indispensable tool for communication.