Symbolic worlds: art, science, language, ritual
Auteur :
Scheffler, Israel
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521564250
Date de publication :
28 nov. 1996
Dimensions :
23,4 x 16,0 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
457 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this important and broad-ranging book, Israel Scheffler explores the various ways in which the mind functions symbolically. The book offers an integrated treatment of ambiguity and metaphor, analyses of play and ritual, and an extended discussion of the relations between scientific symbol systems and reality.