As If

Idealization and Ideals

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
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Author: Kwame Anthony Appiah ISBN: 9780674982192
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: August 14, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Kwame Anthony Appiah
ISBN: 9780674982192
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: August 14, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

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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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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