Kant & the Platypus : Essays on Language & Cognition
by Eco, Umberto; McEwen, Alastair (translator)
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How do we know a cat is a cat? And why do we call it a cat? How much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on linguistic resources? Here, in six remarkable essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. Basing his ideas on common sense, Eco shares a vast wealth of literary and historical knowledge, touching on issues that affect us every day. At once philosophical and amusing, Kant and the Platypus is a tour of the world of our senses, told by a master of knowing what is real and what is not.
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- Title
- Kant & the Platypus : Essays on Language & Cognition
- Author
- Eco, Umberto; McEwen, Alastair (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0151004471
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004478
- Publisher
- Toronto, ON, Canada: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1999
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- COGNITION EXPERIENCE KANT IMMANUEL 1724 1804 LANGUAGE LANGUAGES PHILOSOPHY SEMIOTICS ARTS DISCIPLINES LINGUISTICS LITERARY CRITICISM THEORY HISTORY SU RVEYS MODERN PSYCHOLOGY GENERAL COGNITIVE 0151004471
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