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Kant and the Platypus - by Umberto Eco (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • How do we know a cat is a cat?
  • Author(s): Umberto Eco
  • 480 Pages
  • Literary Criticism, Semiotics & Theory

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From the author of "The Name of the Rose" comes this collection of six essays where Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. At once philosophical and amusing, "Kant and the Platypus" is a tour of the world of senses told by a master of knowing what is real and what is not.



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How do we know a cat is a cat? And why do we call it a cat? How much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on linguistic resources? Here, in six remarkable essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. Basing his ideas on common sense, Eco shares a vast wealth of literary and historical knowledge, touching on issues that affect us every day. At once philosophical and amusing, Kant and the Platypus is a tour of the world of our senses, told by a master of knowing what is real and what is not.



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"Umberto Eco's essays read like letters from a friend, trying to share something he loves with someone he likes." -San Francisco Review of Books


Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.36 Inches (W) x 1.22 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.14 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 480
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Semiotics & Theory
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Format: Paperback
Author: Umberto Eco
Language: English
Street Date: November 1, 2000
TCIN: 77013841
UPC: 9780156011594
Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-9235
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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