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Title:
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As If: Idealization and Ideals.
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Price:
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US$29.00
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Author:
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Appiah, Kwame Anthony
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ISBN:
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978-0-674-97500-2
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Hardback
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Paperback
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Pub Date:
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201708
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Availability:
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Publisher(Imprint):
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Harvard U.P.
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Description:
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Idealization is a basic feature of human thought. We proceed as if our representations were true, while knowing they are not. Kwame Anthony Appiah defends the centrality of the imagination in science, morality, and everyday life and shows that our best chance for accessing reality is to open our minds to a plurality of idealized depictions.
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