Author

Publication

2006-07-28 - University of Pittsburgh Press

Language

English

Word Count

58,000 words, Guess

Page Count

232 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006008877
  • LibraryThing4663280
  • Goodreads5683005

Classifications

  • LCCQ175 .R23 2006

Description

"Observation and conceptual interpretation constitute two major ways through which human beings engage the world. The World Observed/The World Conceived presents an innovative analysis of the nature and role of observation and conceptualization. While these two actions are often treated as separate, Hans Radder shows that they are inherently interconnected - that materially realized observational processes are always conceptually interpreted, and that the meaning of concepts depends on the way they structure observational processes and abstract from them. He examines the role of human action and conceptualization in realizing observational processes and develops a detailed theory of the relationship between observation, abstraction, and the meaning of concepts."--Jacket.

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  • The World Observed/The World ConceivedHardcoverUniversity of Pittsburgh Press2006-07-28

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