As If - Idealization and Ideals
Author(s): Kwame Anthony Appiah
Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
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.
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- : Harvard University Press
- : The Belknap Press
- : 0.278
- : 01 August 2017
- : 2.192 Centimeters X 11.3 Centimeters X 18.8 Centimeters
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- : Kwame Anthony Appiah
- : Hardback
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- : English
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