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- catalog abstract ""The notion of the philosophical imaginary developed by Michele Le Doeuff refers to the capacity to imagine as well as to the stock of images philosophers employ. Making use of this notion, Marguerite La Caze explores the idea of the imaginary of analytic philosophy. Noting the marked tendency of analytic philosophy to be unselfconscious about the use of figurative language and the levels at which it works, La Caze shows how analytic images can work to limit debates and exclude differing approaches, including feminist ones." "La Caze focuses on five influential types of images in five central areas of contemporary analytic philosophy: analogies and how they are used in the abortion debates; thought experiments in personal identity; the myth of the social contract; Thomas Nagel's use of visual and spatial metaphors in epistemology; and Kendall Walton's use of children's games as a foundational model in aesthetics." "The author shows how images promote assumptions and conceal tensions in philosophical works, how images persuade, and how they limit debate and exclude ideas. In providing an analysis of and reflection on the nature of the analytic imaginary, La Caze suggests that a more open-ended and reflexive approach can result in richer, more fruitful, philosophical work."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12436054.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""La Caze focuses on five influential types of images in five central areas of contemporary analytic philosophy: analogies and how they are used in the abortion debates; thought experiments in personal identity; the myth of the social contract; Thomas Nagel's use of visual and spatial metaphors in epistemology; and Kendall Walton's use of children's games as a foundational model in aesthetics." "The author shows how images promote assumptions and conceal tensions in philosophical works, how images persuade, and how they limit debate and exclude ideas. In providing an analysis of and reflection on the nature of the analytic imaginary, La Caze suggests that a more open-ended and reflexive approach can result in richer, more fruitful, philosophical work."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""The notion of the philosophical imaginary developed by Michele Le Doeuff refers to the capacity to imagine as well as to the stock of images philosophers employ. Making use of this notion, Marguerite La Caze explores the idea of the imaginary of analytic philosophy. Noting the marked tendency of analytic philosophy to be unselfconscious about the use of figurative language and the levels at which it works, La Caze shows how analytic images can work to limit debates and exclude differing approaches, including feminist ones."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-190) and index.".
- catalog description "Philosophical images -- Analogizing abortion -- Experimenting with persons -- Contractarian myths -- Metaphorical knowledge -- Modeling aesthetics.".
- catalog extent "194 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0801439353 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog subject "146/.4 21".
- catalog subject "Analysis (Philosophy)".
- catalog subject "B808.5 .L33 2002".
- catalog subject "Figures of speech.".
- catalog subject "Metaphor.".
- catalog subject "Thought experiments.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Philosophical images -- Analogizing abortion -- Experimenting with persons -- Contractarian myths -- Metaphorical knowledge -- Modeling aesthetics.".
- catalog title "The analytic imaginary / Marguerite La Caze.".
- catalog type "text".