Why?: the philosophy behind the question
Auteur :
Huneman, Philippe
Éditeur :
Stanford University Press
ISBN :
9781503628908
Date de publication :
25 juil. 2023
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Cloth
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Describes the different meanings of "why," and how those meanings can, and should (or should not), be conflated. Exhibiting a rare combination of conversational ease and intellectual rigor, Huneman teases out the hidden dimensions of questions as seemingly simple as "Why did Mickey Mouse open the refrigerator?," or as seemingly unanswerable as "Why am I me?