The joke of reality : critique of representation /
In his Critique of Pure Reason Immanuel Kant noted that the understanding intuits nothing. Now, the significance of this insight comes to light. Tristan Burt explains why our intuition of nothing resolves a central philosophical problem: how can we know what is (absolutely) real? The answer to this...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2025]
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| Series: | De Gruyter studies in philosophy of humor ;
Volume 5 |
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| Summary: | In his Critique of Pure Reason Immanuel Kant noted that the understanding intuits nothing. Now, the significance of this insight comes to light. Tristan Burt explains why our intuition of nothing resolves a central philosophical problem: how can we know what is (absolutely) real? The answer to this question is as surprising, and amusing, as reality itself. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 295 pages : illustration (color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783111334745 3111334740 |