Natural philosophy : from social brains to knowledge, reality, morality, and beauty /

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Author / Creator:	Thagard, Paul, author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford series on cognitive models and architectures Oxford scholarship online Oxford series on cognitive models and architectures. Oxford scholarship online.
Subject:	Philosophy of mind. Cognitive science.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12687102

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ISBN:	9780190686451 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Previously issued in print: 2019. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 7, 2019).
Summary:	Philosophy is the attempt to answer general questions about the nature of knowledge, reality, and values. Natural philosophy draws heavily on the sciences and finds no room for supernatural entities such as souls, gods, and possible worlds. Paul Thagard develops interconnected theories of knowledge, reality, morality, justice, meaning, and the arts. He uses new theories of brain mechanisms and social interactions to forge original accounts of the traditional branches of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. Rather than reducing the humanities to the sciences, this text displays fertile interconnections that show that philosophical questions and artistic practices can be much better understood by considering how human brains operate and interact in social contexts.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version : 9780190678739

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