Questions: Brief Books About Big Ideas - Couverture souple

Lauritzen, Pia

 
9781421447148: Questions: Brief Books About Big Ideas
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1421447142 ISBN 13 : 9781421447148
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024

Synopsis

A short but engaging look at how questions shape our thinking.

Why do we ask questions? In Questions, Pia Lauritzen explores the philosophy behind questions and probes how they function as both a development tool and a bridge to understanding. She speculates that the question is the essential characteristic that distinguishes human beings from animals and that it is the key to understanding why we think and act as we do. Basic human phenomena like surprise and doubt, ignorance and curiosity-which all articulate a questioning mode of dealing with the world-may well be the reason why human beings developed language. Yet the diverse ways that different languages and cultures treat questions reflects and reinforces crucial cultural differences. Ultimately, Lauritzen argues, the question is the key to understanding the inner logic that links all major themes in the history of Western philosophy.

In Reflections, a series copublished with Denmark's Aarhus University Press, scholars deliver 60-page reflections on key concepts. These books present unique insights on a wide range of topics that entertain and enlighten readers with exciting discoveries and new perspectives.

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À propos de l'auteur

Pia Lauritzen has a PhD in philosophy from Aarhus University and is the inventor of Qvest and Question Jam.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1421447142
ISBN 13 
9781421447148
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
60
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Personne responsable
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