As If : : Idealization and Ideals / / Kwame Anthony Appiah.
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 m...
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| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Frontmatter -- |t Contents -- |t Preface -- |t 1. Useful Untruths: Lessons from Hans Vaihinger -- |t 2. A Measure of Belief: Lessons from Frank Ramsey -- |t 3. Political Ideals: Lessons from John Rawls -- |t Notes -- |t Acknowledgments -- |t Index of Names |
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