Abstract Objects, Ideal Forms, and Works of Art: An Epistemic and Aesthetic Analysis

by Robert Rose-Coutré

Joining philosophy of language with phenomenological aesthetics, this book defines the epistemological status of abstract objects and works of art.

Beginning with a provocative conversation between Socrates, Plato, Wittgenstein, and Jung, the book introduces the concept, and coins the term, "Platonic Inductive Fallacy," deriving from a cycle of language games. The author then invokes Robert Stalnaker to clarify the difference between real...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595416861
• ISBN13: 9780595416868
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"