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The Body/Body Problem: Selected Essays
Arthur C. Danto
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Description for The Body/Body Problem: Selected Essays
Paperback. Addressing philosophical questions of mental representation, this title presents a different approach to some of the most enduring topics in philosophy. This title deals with the nature of description, the status of the external world, action theory, the philosophy of history, and the philosophical status of psychoanalytic explanation. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
The overall subject of the essays in "The Body/Body Problem" is the traditional one of what our ultimate makeup is, as creatures with minds and bodies. The central thesis is that we are beings who represent - and misrepresent - actual and possible worlds. Addressing philosophical questions of mental representation, Danto presents his distinctive approach to some of the most enduring topics in philosophy. He is concerned with the nature of description, the status of the external world, action theory, the philosophy of history, and the philosophical status of psychoanalytic explanation. Representation is a central concept in philosophy, says Danto, ... Read more
The overall subject of the essays in "The Body/Body Problem" is the traditional one of what our ultimate makeup is, as creatures with minds and bodies. The central thesis is that we are beings who represent - and misrepresent - actual and possible worlds. Addressing philosophical questions of mental representation, Danto presents his distinctive approach to some of the most enduring topics in philosophy. He is concerned with the nature of description, the status of the external world, action theory, the philosophy of history, and the philosophical status of psychoanalytic explanation. Representation is a central concept in philosophy, says Danto, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520229082
SKU
V9780520229082
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About Arthur C. Danto
Arthur C. Danto is Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Columbia University. He is art critic for The Nation and the author of more than twenty books, including Playing with the Edge: The Photographic Achievement of Robert Mapplethorpe (California, 1996), Encounters and Reflections: Art in the Historical Present (California, 1995), and, now in paperback, Beyond the Brillo Box: The Visual ... Read more
Reviews for The Body/Body Problem: Selected Essays
"Danto's most eloquent writing is anchored by examples that display the range and depth of his art-historical knowledge." - Karen Audrey Rosenberg, New York Times Book Review"