Writing the Book of the World

by Theodore Sider

Book Overview

In order to perfectly describe the world, it is not enough to speak truly. In this ambitious and ground-breaking book, Theodore Sider argues that for a representation to be fully successful, truth is not enough; the representation must also use the right concepts--concepts that "carve at the joints"--so that its conceptual structure matches reality's structure. There is an objectively correct way to "write the book of the world."

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199687501
• ISBN13: 9780199687503
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"