Reconceptions in Philosophy & Other Arts & Sciences

Nelson Goodman & Catherine Z. Elgin

ISBN 10: 0415008131 / ISBN 13: 9780415008136

Published by Routledge, London, 1988

About this Item

Undamaged brown boards and spine,the latter lettered in gilt. Blue and black jacket has no faults. Internally occasional pencil marks in margins and two lines of writing in pencil on page 54. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 003080

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reconceptions in Philosophy & Other Arts & ...

Publisher: Routledge, London

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Review:

The authors argue against certain philosophical distinctions between art and science; between verbal and nonverbal meaning; and between the affective and the cognitive. The book continues Goodman's argument against one traditional mode of philosophizing which privileges the notions of 'truth' and 'knowledge'. Hence, the book is in a broadly pragmatic tradition. It also deals in detail with such topics as meaning in architecture and the concept of 'variation' in art, and contains a superb critique of some important views in contemporary epistemology. This work will be savored even by those who will not accept all aspects of Goodman and Elgin's approach. Essential for all undergraduate philosophy collections. --Stanley Bates, Choice The idea that knowledge and truth are not as absolutely crucial as we have thought is absolutely crucial: it is right. --Alexander Nehamas, Princeton University Covering such diverse topics as architecture, epistemology, art, literature, and music, the book is firmly held together by a unique vision. . . a brilliant work of destruction. All certainty seems to disappear under Goodman and Elgin's rigorous scrutiny. Rightness, adoption, and understanding are substituted for truth, certainty, and knowledge, without yielding to terminal scepticism or irresponsible relativism. The students of Goodman and Elgin know less but understand more. --Carl Rudbeck, Svenska Dagbladt