Dreaming
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Faded spine.
What does it truly mean to dream — and can we ever trust the reports we give of our dreams upon waking? In Dreaming, philosopher Norman Malcolm mounts a rigorous and provocative philosophical challenge to the common-sense and scientific assumptions surrounding the nature of dreaming, arguing that the very concept of dreaming is far more philosophically treacherous than psychologists or neuroscientists have acknowledged. Drawing on the later philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Malcolm dissects the logical grammar of dream-talk, exposing the incoherence of treating dreams as experiences that occur during sleep and can be accurately recalled afterward. Part of the prestigious Studies in Philosophical Psychology series edited by R.F. Holland, this landmark work sits at the intersection of philosophy of mind, ordinary language philosophy, and philosophical psychology. Malcolm's prose is precise and uncompromising, stripping away accumulated assumptions with surgical clarity. A text that permanently unsettles what you thought you knew about the hours you spend asleep, Dreaming remains a touchstone for anyone serious about the philosophy of mind.
Author: Norman Malcolm
Format: Hardback
Published: 1964, Routledge & Kegan Paul
Genre: Philosophy
Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Faded spine.
What does it truly mean to dream — and can we ever trust the reports we give of our dreams upon waking? In Dreaming, philosopher Norman Malcolm mounts a rigorous and provocative philosophical challenge to the common-sense and scientific assumptions surrounding the nature of dreaming, arguing that the very concept of dreaming is far more philosophically treacherous than psychologists or neuroscientists have acknowledged. Drawing on the later philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Malcolm dissects the logical grammar of dream-talk, exposing the incoherence of treating dreams as experiences that occur during sleep and can be accurately recalled afterward. Part of the prestigious Studies in Philosophical Psychology series edited by R.F. Holland, this landmark work sits at the intersection of philosophy of mind, ordinary language philosophy, and philosophical psychology. Malcolm's prose is precise and uncompromising, stripping away accumulated assumptions with surgical clarity. A text that permanently unsettles what you thought you knew about the hours you spend asleep, Dreaming remains a touchstone for anyone serious about the philosophy of mind.