{"product_id":"as-if-9780674237711","title":"As If","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKwame Anthony Appiah is a writer and thinker of remarkable range… Appiah writes very clearly, and much of this original and absorbing book will be of interest to general readers… Appiah has packed into this short book an impressive amount of original reflection on a number of topics… [A] rich and illuminating book. -- Thomas Nagel * New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eAppiah is the rare public intellectual who is also a first-rate analytic philosopher, and the characteristic virtues associated with each of these identities are very much in evidence throughout the book. -- Thomas Kelly * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eFollowing his practice of producing short, concise, well-written, thoughtful books of interest to a broad audience, Appiah again raises important questions. -- J. Gough * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eAppiah is absolutely right that the notion of idealization is both ripe and suitable for significant philosophical exploration. The subject has been central to political theory, epistemology, and philosophy of science. \u003ci\u003eAs If: Idealization and Ideals\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to explicitly combine and link all of the discussions in a very valuable—if controversial—contribution. -- Jason Stanley, Yale University","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403563344215,"sku":"9780674237711","price":15.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674237711.jpg?v=1730483838","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/as-if-9780674237711","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}