<span><div>Do concepts exist independently of the mind? Where does objective reality diverge from subjective experience? John Burbidge calls upon the work of some of the foremost thinkers in philosophy to address these questions, developing a nuanced account of the relationship between the mind and
Ideas, Concepts, and Reality
β Scribed by John W. Burbidge
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 180
- Series
- McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas; 58
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
An original exploration of the distinction between subjective ideas and objective concepts.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
McGill-Queenβs Studies in the History of Ideas
Copyright
Contents
Prologue
PART ONE - From Ideas to Concepts
1 - Frege and Psychologism
2 - From Sensations to Ideas: The Empiricists
3 - How Ideas Emerge: Hegel
4 - Language
5 - From Retentive to Mechanical Memory
6 - Thoughts and Descartesβs Rules
7 - Second Rule: Analysis and Definition
8 - Third Rule: Synthesis and Unity
9 - Fourth Rule: Comprehensiveness
10 - Conceiving
PART TWO - Tendrils of Thought
11 - Hegelβs Logic
12 - Syllogisms
13 - Modus ponens et al.
14 - Arguments from Analogy
15 - Linguistic Variations
16 - Ideas and Concepts
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Index
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