The philosophy of curiosity
By: Ilhan Inan
Series: Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy -- 34
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780415500135
Subjects: Curiosity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Meno's paradox and inostensible conceptualization; title: Asking and answering; title: Knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description; title: Referential and attributive uses of definite descriptions; title: De re/de dicto; title: Rigidity and direct reference; title: Reference to the object of curiosity; title: Conditions for curiosity; title: Conditions for the satisfaction of curiosity; title: Relativity of curiosity and its satisfaction; title: Presuppositions of curiosity; title: Limits of curiosity and its satisfaction.