Philosophy and the mirror of nature
by
Rorty, Richard.
Title
:
Philosophy and the mirror of nature
Author
:
Rorty, Richard.
ISBN
:
9780691141329
Personal Author
:
Rorty, Richard.
Edition
:
30th anniversary ed. / with a new introduction by Michael Williams /and a new afterword by David Bromwich.
Publication Information
:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
:
xxxiii, 439 p. ; 22 cm.
General Note
:
Previous ed.: 1979.
Contents
:
The invention of the mind -- Persons without minds -- The idea of a "theory of knowledge" -- Privileged representations -- Epistemology and empirical psychology -- Epistemology and philosophy of language -- From epistemology to hermeneutics -- Philosophy without mirrors -- The philosopher as expert.
Abstract
:
30 years ago Richard Rorty argued that philosophers had developed an unhealthy obsession with the notion of representation: comparing the mind to a mirror that reflects reality. The book now stands as a classic of 20th-century philosophy.
Subject Term
:
Philosophy.
Philosophy, Modern.
Mind and body.
Representation (Philosophy)
Analysis (Philosophy)
Civilization -- Philosophy.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025483948 | 191 R787P 2009 | 1 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025499183 | 191 R787P 2009 | 2 |