The Experience of Meaning Contributor(s): Zwicky, Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773557431 ISBN-13: 9780773557437 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Gestalt - Philosophy | Epistemology |
LCCN: 2019394356 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.80 lbs) 248 pages |
Features: Price on Product |
Review Citations: Choice 12/01/2019 |
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Publisher Description: The aim of this book is a recovery of interest in the experience of meaning. Jan Zwicky defends the claim that we experience meaning in the apprehension of wholes and their internal structural relations, providing examples of such insight in mathematics and physics, literature, music, and Plato's ancient theory of forms. Taken together, these essays constitute a powerful indictment of the aggressive reductionism and the reliance on calculative modes of thought that dominate our present conception of understanding. The Experience of Meaning proposes a more just epistemology, arguing for a new grammar of thought, a new way of understanding the relationship of human intelligence to the world. Engaging with philosophy, psychology, literature, fine arts, music, and environmental studies in a profound way, The Experience of Meaning will interest any reader who ponders the question of meaning and its relation to true human expression. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zwicky, Jan: - CA |
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