(1st, 1st) Larger, thicker book, blue covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 464 pages. DJ colorfully designed with illustration of 18th century man and a platypus on front, praise on back from New York Times, Atlantic Monthly and others. DJ and book, both As New.

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Title

Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition

Publisher

Harcourt, Brace & Co., Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0151004471

ISBN 13

9780151004478

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

As New

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Synopsis

How do we know that a cat is a cat? Why do we agree on calling the beast a cat? Interesting questions, but an even more intriguing question lies at the heart of all modern philosophy-how much of our perception of things depends on our cognitive ability and how much on linguistic resources? At this point semiotics becomes inextricably linked to epistemology, or cognition. In these essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth such subjects as perception, the relationship between language and experience, and iconism that he only touched on in A Theory of Semiotics. Forgoing a formal, systematic treatment, Eco engages in a series of explorations based on common sense, from which flow an abundance of illustrative fables, often with animals as protagonists. Among the characters, a position of prominence is reserved for the platypus, which appears to have been created specifically to "put the cat among the pigeons" as far as many theories of knowledge are concerned. In Kant and the Platypus, Eco shares with us a wealth of ideas at once philosophical and amusing.

About the Author

UMBERTO ECO is the author of five novels and numerous essay collections, including The Name of the Rose, The Prague Cemetery, and Inventing the Enemy. He received Italy's highest literary award, the Premio Strega, was named a Chevalier de la L�gion d'Honneur by the French government, and is an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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