The Anatomy of JudgmentU of Minnesota Press, 1990 - 368 pages A discussion of mind and judgment from the perspectives of science, history, philosophy, and policy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
1 Critical Thought Science and Justice | 3 |
2 The Eyes of Oedipus the Cave of Plato | 16 |
3 The Illusion Organ | 31 |
4 Inner Realities | 54 |
5 Fragile Common Sense | 87 |
Readings of Nature | 111 |
7 Language and the Construction of Reality | 141 |
8 Diverse Searches for Wisdom | 170 |
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