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Epimethean imaginings : philosophical and other meditations on everyday light / Raymond Tallis.

Title
Epimethean imaginings : philosophical and other meditations on everyday light / Raymond Tallis.
Author
Tallis, Raymond.
Publication
Durham, UK : Acumen, 2014.

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Description
xvi, 316 pages; 20 cm
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.
Alternative Title
Philosophical and other meditations on everyday light
Subject
  • Reflection (Philosophy)
  • Réflexion (Philosophie)
  • Philosophie
  • Reflexion Philosophie
  • Alltagsbewusstsein
  • Reflexion (filosofi)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9781844658251
  • 1844658252
OCLC
  • 864494440
  • SCSB-12579138
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library