The Logical Alien

The Logical Alien
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 1081
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ISBN-10 : 9780674335905
ISBN-13 : 0674335902
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Book Synopsis The Logical Alien by : Sofia Miguens

Download or read book The Logical Alien written by Sofia Miguens and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 1081 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is our logical form of thought merely one among many, or must it be the form of thought as such? From Kant to Wittgenstein, philosophers have wrestled with variants of this question. This volume brings together nine distinguished thinkers on the subject, including James Conant, author of the seminal paper “The Search for Logically Alien Thought.”


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