Kant and the Platypus : Essays on Language and Cognition
by Eco, Umberto; McEwen, Alastair (translator)
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151004471
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004478
- Seller
-
Vashon, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
How do we know a cat is a cat? And why do we call it a cat? How much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on linguistic resources? Here, in six remarkable essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. Basing his ideas on common sense, Eco shares a vast wealth of literary and historical knowledge, touching on issues that affect us every day. At once philosophical and amusing, Kant and the Platypus is a tour of the world of our senses, told by a master of knowing what is real and what is not.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0846939
- Title
- Kant and the Platypus : Essays on Language and Cognition
- Author
- Eco, Umberto; McEwen, Alastair (translator)
- Illustrator
- Few b/w Illustrations (including 2 Maps and vignettes); b/w Pictorial Endpapers
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151004471
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004478
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- COGNITION EXPERIENCE KANT IMMANUEL 1724 1804 LANGUAGE LANGUAGES PHILOSOPHY SEMIOTICS PSYCHOLOGY GENERAL HISTORY SURVEYS MODERN COGNITIVE LITERARY CRITICISM THEORY ARTS DISCIPLINES LINGUISTICS Eco, Umberto Italian Literature 20th Century English Trans
Terms of Sale
Vashon Island Books
We accept payment via Credit card, check, money order, and *PayPal* (vashonbooks@comcast.net) . Payment with order. Check (US$ only/US Bank), PayPal or Credit Card (Visa, M/C, AMEX. Discover). 7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). DJs Brodarted. We pack carefully. Shipping: U.S.: $4.00 1st volume, $2.00 each additional volume via book rate. Priority Mail minimum $7.95 (large/heavy cost more). UPS also available at extra cost.
About the Seller
Vashon Island Books
About Vashon Island Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...