Lectures on the Science of Language

Lectures on the Science of Language by Friedrich Max Muller introduces the reader to the study of language as a science. The book delves into the history of various sciences highlighting the empirical classificatory and theoretical stages of development. It discusses the importance of classification in understanding the natural world and the transition to a theoretical approach to interpret the underlying laws and purpose in nature. The book emphasizes the significance of language in distinguishing humans from animals and explores the philosophical and metaphysical aspects of language and its connection to the divine. Through examples from botany astronomy and other fields the book illustrates how the study of language reveals the order and purpose in the universe. Max Muller's work sheds light on the evolution of scientific thought and the role of language in shaping our understanding of the world.