The practical origins of ideas : : genealogy as conceptual reverse-engineering / / Matthieu Queloz.
Why did such highly abstract ideas as truth, knowledge, or justice become so important to us? What was the point of coming to think in these terms? Matthieu Queloz presents a method for answering such questions: pragmatic genealogy. We can make sense of these grand abstractions by identifying their...
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| Superior document: | Oxford scholarship online |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Oxford : : Oxford University Press,, 2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 pages). |
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| Summary: | Why did such highly abstract ideas as truth, knowledge, or justice become so important to us? What was the point of coming to think in these terms? Matthieu Queloz presents a method for answering such questions: pragmatic genealogy. We can make sense of these grand abstractions by identifying their roots in concrete practical concerns. |
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| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0192639323 0192639331 0191905178 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Matthieu Queloz. |