Seeing, Thinking and Knowing: Meaning and Self-Organisation in Visual Cognition and Thought
Arturo . Ed(S): Carsetti
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hardcover. States that the world perceived at the visual level is constituted not by objects or static forms, but by processes appearing imbued with meaning. Editor(s): Carsetti, Arturo. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 360 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 789.
According to Putnam to talk of “facts” without specifying the language to be used is to talk of nothing; “object” itself has many uses and as we creatively invent new uses of words “we find that we can speak of ‘objects’that were not ‘values of any variable’in 1 any language we previously spoke” . The notion of object becomes, then, like the notion of reference, a sort of open land, an unknown territory. The exploration of this land - pears to be constrained by use and invention. But, we may wonder, is it possible to guide invention and control use? ... Read more
According to Putnam to talk of “facts” without specifying the language to be used is to talk of nothing; “object” itself has many uses and as we creatively invent new uses of words “we find that we can speak of ‘objects’that were not ‘values of any variable’in 1 any language we previously spoke” . The notion of object becomes, then, like the notion of reference, a sort of open land, an unknown territory. The exploration of this land - pears to be constrained by use and invention. But, we may wonder, is it possible to guide invention and control use? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Theory and Decision Library A:
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402020803
SKU
V9781402020803
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