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Media of Reason: A Theory of Rationality
Matthias Vogel
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Description for Media of Reason: A Theory of Rationality
Hardback. Translator(s): Arnold, Darrell. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: GTF; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690. A Theory of Rationality. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. 400 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTF; HP. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight: 690. Translator(s): Arnold, Darrell.
Matthias Vogel challenges the belief, dominant in contemporary philosophy, that reason is determined solely by our discursive, linguistic abilities as communicative beings. In his view, the medium of language is not the only force of reason. Music, art, and other nonlinguistic forms of communication and understanding are also significant. Introducing an expansive theory of mind that accounts for highly sophisticated, penetrative media, Vogel advances a novel conception of rationality while freeing philosophy from its exclusive attachment to linguistics. Vogel's media of reason treats all kinds of understanding and thought, propositional and nonpropositional, as important to the processes and production ... Read more
Matthias Vogel challenges the belief, dominant in contemporary philosophy, that reason is determined solely by our discursive, linguistic abilities as communicative beings. In his view, the medium of language is not the only force of reason. Music, art, and other nonlinguistic forms of communication and understanding are also significant. Introducing an expansive theory of mind that accounts for highly sophisticated, penetrative media, Vogel advances a novel conception of rationality while freeing philosophy from its exclusive attachment to linguistics. Vogel's media of reason treats all kinds of understanding and thought, propositional and nonpropositional, as important to the processes and production ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Critical Theory
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231150583
SKU
V9780231150583
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About Matthias Vogel
Matthias Vogel holds a chair in theoretical philosophy at the University of Giessen, Germany, and studied philosophy and musicology at the University of Hamburg. Educated in both the continental and the analytic tradition, he completed his master's degree with an essay on Jurgen Habermas's theory of modernity. Vogel's research interests follow the philosophy of mind, semantics (especially theories of nonceptual ... Read more
Reviews for Media of Reason: A Theory of Rationality
The strength of Matthias Vogel's investigation lies in its precision, and it nevertheless remains focused on a larger philosophical perspective. His book not only demands a careful reading but also, without any reservation, deserves one.
Christoph Demmerling, University of Marburg anyone interested in fundamental questions about the nature of mind, language, and rationality will find much of interest in ... Read more
Christoph Demmerling, University of Marburg anyone interested in fundamental questions about the nature of mind, language, and rationality will find much of interest in ... Read more