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Kant And The Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition bold women memoirs her sharp and insightful witAuthor Contributor(s): Eco, Umberto; McEwen, Alastair Publisher: HarperVia Date: 11 9 2000 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW How do we know a cat is a cat? And why do we call it a cat? How much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on linguistic resources? Here, in six remarkable essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. Basing his ideas on common sense, Eco shares a vast