As If
Idealization and Ideals
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
| 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.
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.
