Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition - Brossura

Eco, Umberto

Brossura

ISBN 10: 015601159X ISBN 13: 9780156011594

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000

Riassunto

A collection of essays from one of literature's most sophisticated thinkers discusses such topics as the nature of perception, the semiotic links between cognition and language, and iconism, illustrating his points with imaginative fables featuring animal heroes. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"Presented with mock solemnity and written with grace and wit, the book is a genuine work of scholarship that is also a pleasure to read.-Newsweek
"Witty and stylish."-The New York Times
"A book no self-respecting dreamer should be without."-The Economist

Product Description:

From the author of "The Name of the Rose" comes this collection of six essays where Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. At once philosophical and amusing, "Kant and the Platypus" is a tour of the world of senses told by a master of knowing what is real and what is not.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 015601159X
• ISBN 13: 9780156011594
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 480