{"product_id":"9781839988134","title":"Theory of Categories","description":"Author: Dr. Patrick Grim\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839988134\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategorisation is an essential and unavoidable instrumentality for conceptually navigating a world - indeed for being able to conceptualise a world to be navigated.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassification is a pivotal instrument for scientific systemisation,featured as a basis for the philosophical understanding of reality since Aristotle,but classificatory concepts of sorts, types and natural kinds inevitably pervade our understanding of ourselves and our position in the social as well as the natural world at all levels. The authors argue that the character, purpose-, context-, and culture-relativity of categories and categorisation have been widely misunderstood - that standard philosophical views are substantially correct in some respects but markedly mistaken in others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a comprehensive survey of basic principles of classification and categorisation, a survey of relevant empirical work, and a multitude of illustrative examples accompanied by instructive analysis of ways and means. The work traces wide-ranging implications of the current approach for philosophical problematic and paradox in philosophy of mind, epistemology and metaphysics, philosophy of science, social philosophy and ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924911145118,"sku":"ING-9781839988134","price":159.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839988134.jpg?v=1782955720","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839988134","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}