Overview
Reconceptions in Philosophy takes further strides in an impressive course of thought that has already brought notable reconceptions in and beyond philosophy. This book carries the subject far forward with brilliant new studies of representation, interpretation, variation, and other topics in the theory of architecture, painting, music, and psychology. These studies not only illustrate how the general theoretical approach and apparatus can interrelate and illuminate diverse fields, they also serve as tests that sometimes call for such improvements in the general theory as the invention of a new concept of 'contrastive exemplification'.The authors, looking hard at all this, then suggest that even more drastic reconceptions may lie ahead: the modifications or replacement of such venerable concepts as truth, certainty, and knowledge, and displacement of traditional philosophical problems by intriguing new tasks of construction.
For all its range and depth, the book is written in a lean, live, and lucid style that keeps the reader intent on the progress of the inquiry.
Synopsis
Reconceptions in Philosophy takes further strides in an impressive course of thought that has already brought notable reconceptions in and beyond philosophy. This book carries the subject far forward with brilliant new studies of representation, interpretation, variation, and other topics in the theory of architecture, painting, music, and psychology. These studies not only illustrate how the general theoretical approach and apparatus can interrelate and illuminate diverse fields, they also serve as tests that sometimes call for such improvements in the general theory as the invention of a new concept of 'contrastive exemplification'.
The authors, looking hard at all this, then suggest that even more drastic reconceptions may lie ahead: the modifications or replacement of such venerable concepts as truth, certainty, and knowledge, and displacement of traditional philosophical problems by intriguing new tasks of construction.
For all its range and depth, the book is written in a lean, live, and lucid style that keeps the reader intent on the progress of the inquiry.