Epimethean Imaginings : Philosophical and Other Meditations on Everyday Light.

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Author / Creator:Tallis, Raymond.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (333 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13582308
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ISBN:9781317545798
1317545796
9781315729398
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1844658252
9781844658251
9781844658251
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:These essays, written in the spirit of Goethe's Epimetheus who ""traces the quick deed to the dim realm of form-combining possibilities"", display the depth and breadth of Tallis's fascination with our lives. Whether discussing philosophical ""hardy perennials"" like time, or a mundane artefact like ink, Tallis challenges us to think differently about who we are and why we are. The first part of the book - Analysis - dives into the deep-end to explore some of the big questions in philosophy: perception, knowledge and belief; time; the relationship between mathematics and reality; and probabili
Other form:Print version: Tallis, Raymond. Epimethean Imaginings : Philosophical and Other Meditations on Everyday Light. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9781844658251