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Beyond the curtain or into the looking glass

Yair Neuman

pp. 17-24

Abstract

Several philosophers strive for an unmediated understanding of the world. However, it seems that unmediated cognition is impossible since cognition is by definition mediated by signs. Therefore, inquiring into the reified universe is primarily an inquiry into our semiotic activity.

Publication details

Published in:

Neuman Yair (2003) Processes and boundaries of the mind: extending the limit line. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 17-24

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9078-5_4

Full citation:

Neuman Yair (2003) Beyond the curtain or into the looking glass, In: Processes and boundaries of the mind, Dordrecht, Springer, 17–24.