As If: Idealization and Ideals
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- Synopsis
- Idealization is a basic feature of human thought. We proceed “as if” our representations were true, while knowing they are not. Kwame Anthony Appiah defends the centrality of the imagination in science, morality, and everyday life and shows that our best chance for accessing reality is to open our minds to a plurality of idealized depictions.
- Copyright:
- 2017
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674982192
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780674975002
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/14/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Harvard University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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