A Study of Concepts
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- Paperback
286 pages
- Release Date
25 September 1995
Summary
This book provides a detailed, systematic, and accessible introduction to an original philosophical theory of concepts that Christopher Peacocke has developed in recent years to explain facts about the nature of thought, including its systematic character, its relations to truth and reference, and its normative dimension.Philosophers from Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein to the recent realists and antirealists have sought to answer the question, What are concepts? This book provides a detailed, s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262660976 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262660970 |
| Author: | Christopher Peacocke |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 286 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 1995 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Representation and Mind series |
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“Christopher Peacocke’s rich, densely argued book is a frontal assault on the task of constructing a theory of concepts. Its argument is a model of rigor: each move is precisely flagged, each claim distinctly articulated… It is a mark of the best work in philosophy that it deals with deep and central concerns while at the same time reaching beyond itself to fructify debate elsewhere. Peacocke’s stimulating book does both these things, and in ways that no future account of its subject matter can ignore.” A. C. Grayling, Times Higher Education Supplement
About The Author
Christopher Peacocke
Christopher Peacocke is Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy in the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
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