How do we know a cat is a cat? And why do we call it a cat? How much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on linguistic resources? Here, in six remarkable essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. Basing his ideas on common sense, Eco shares a vast wealth of literary and historical knowledge, touching on issues that affect us every day. At once philosophical and amusing, Kant and the Platypus is a tour of the world of our senses, told by a master of knowing what is real and what is not.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 11/09/2000
ISBN: 9780156011594
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.36w x 1.22d