{"product_id":"natural-philosophy-paul-thagard-9780197619681","title":"Natural Philosophy: From Social Brains to Knowledge, Reality, Morality, and Beauty (Treatise on Mind and Society)","description":"Paul Thagard uses new accounts of brain mechanisms and social interactions to forge theories of mind, knowledge, reality, morality, justice, meaning, and the arts. \u003cem\u003eNatural Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e brings new methods for analyzing concepts, understanding values, and achieving coherence. It shows how to unify the humanities with the cognitive and social sciences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow can people know what is real and strive to make the world better? Philosophy is the attempt to answer general questions about the nature of knowledge, reality, and values. \u003cem\u003eNatural Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e pursues these questions by drawing heavily on the sciences and finds no room for supernatural entities such as souls, gods, and possible worlds. It provides original accounts of the traditional branches of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than reducing the humanities to the sciences, this book displays fertile interconnections that show that philosophical questions and artistic practices can be much better understood by considering how human brains operate and interact in social contexts. The sciences and the humanities are interdependent, because both the natural and social sciences cannot avoid questions about methods and values that are primarily the province of philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book belongs to a trio that includes \u003cem\u003eBrain-Mind: From Neurons to Consciousness and Creativity \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eMind-Society: From Brains to Social Sciences and Professions\u003c\/em\u003e. They can be read independently, but together they make up a \u003cem\u003eTreatise on Mind and Society \u003c\/em\u003ethat provides a unified and comprehensive treatment of the cognitive sciences, social sciences, professions, and humanities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Thagard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197619681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197619681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.16w x 0.83d","brand":"Paul Thagard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990564208895,"sku":"9780197619681","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b09f7ee-e9b1-4c4f-90be-3cf02a97caaf.jpg?v=1683305389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/natural-philosophy-paul-thagard-9780197619681","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}