Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition
by Umberto Eco; Alastair McEwen
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- Paperback
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- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 015601159X
- ISBN 13
- 9780156011594
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Synopsis
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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- Doss-Haus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018992
- Title
- Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition
- Author
- Umberto Eco; Alastair McEwen
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 015601159X
- ISBN 13
- 9780156011594
- Publisher
- A Harvest Book.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- ESSAYS LANGUAGE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language Communication & Culture;
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