Connections to the World: The Basic Concepts of Philosophy

Danto, Arthur C.

ISBN 10: 0520208420 / ISBN 13: 9780520208421

Published by University of California Press, 1997

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Synopsis:

Arthur C. Danto's lucid introduction to the central topics of Western philosophical thought remains an unparalleled guide to problems in metaphysics and epistemology that have engaged philosophers for several millennia. Examining the work of Plato, Berkeley, Descartes, Hume, and Wittgenstein, Danto explores debates about empiricism, the mind/body problem, the nature of matter, and the status of language, consciousness, and scientific explanation. In a new preface to this edition he considers the current relationship between philosophy and the humanities.

About the Author: Arthur C. Danto is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University and art critic for The Nation. He is a past president of the American Philosophical Association and the author of more than fifteen books, including Encounters and Reflections (California paperback, 1996) and Playing with the Edge: The Photographic Achievement of Robert Mapplethorpe (California, 1995).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Connections to the World: The Basic Concepts...
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
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