ISBN: 9780674982192

"Appiah is a writer and thinker of remarkable range... [He] has packed into this short book an impressive amount of original reflection... A rich and illuminating book."-Thomas Nagel, New… Mehr…

"Appiah is a writer and thinker of remarkable range... [He] has packed into this short book an impressive amount of original reflection... A rich and illuminating book."-Thomas Nagel, New York Review of BooksIdealization is a fundamental feature of human thought. We build simplified models to make sense of the world, and life is a constant adjustment between the models we make and the realities we encounter. Our beliefs, desires, and sense of justice are bound up with these ideals, and we proceed "as if" our representations were true, while knowing they are not. In this elegant and original meditation, Kwame Anthony Appiah suggests that this instinct to idealize is not dangerous or distracting so much as it is necessary. As If explores how strategic untruth plays a critical role in far-flung areas of inquiry: decision theory, psychology, natural science, and political philosophy. A polymath who writes with mainstream clarity, Appiah defends the centrality of the imagination not just in the arts but in science, morality, and everyday life."Appiah is the rare public intellectual who is also a first-rate analytic philosopher, and the characteristic virtues associated with each of these identities are very much in evidence throughout the book."-Thomas Kelly, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews; EPUB; Politics, Philosphy & Religion > Philosophy, Harvard University Press<

2008, ISBN: 9780674982192

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 imaginat… Mehr…

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 o Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, As If~~ Kwame Anthony Appiah~~Philosophy~~Religion & Spirituality~~9780674982192, en, As If, Kwame Anthony Appiah, 9780674982192, Harvard University Press, 08/14/2017, , , , Harvard University Press, 08/14/2017<

ISBN: 9780674982192

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 … Mehr…

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. Digital Content>E-books>Philosophy>Philosophy>Philosophy, Harvard University Press Digital >16<

2017, ISBN: 9780674982192

Idealization and Ideals, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Harvard University Press], Harvard University Press, 2017

2017, ISBN: 9780674982192

Idealization and Ideals, eBook Download (EPUB), eBooks, [PU: Harvard University Press]