The Non-Existence of the Real World

by Jan Westerhoff

Book Overview

Does the real world, defined as a world of objects that exist independent of human interests, concerns, and cognitive activities, really exist? Jan Westerhoff argues that we have good reason to believe it does not. His discussion considers four main facets of the idea of the real world, ranging from the existence of a separate external and internal world (comprising various mental states congregated around a self), to the existence of an ontological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198847912
• ISBN13: 9780198847915
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"