The Philosophy of As if：A System of the Theoretical, Pratical, and Religious Fictions of (International Library of Philosophy)

Whatisthenatureofknowledgeandtruth?Whatinfluencesourattitudes,andthewaywethink?Whatisthenatureoftheuniverseandourplaceinit?Suchquestionshaveinterestedphilosophersforthousandsofyears.Eachofthefivebooksinthissetaddressthesequestionsintheirownway."ConditionsofKnowing"criticisesthenaiveteofcontemporaryepistemologicalandmetaphysicalattitudesandsetsforthsuggestionsforimprovements."ThePhilosophyof'AsIf'",publishedin1924,looksathowweengageinfalseideasandjudgementsandaimstocreateamorefruitfulrelationshipbetweenpositivismandidealism.ThesetalsoincludesFrederickAlbertLange'sclassic"HistoryofMaterialism,"firstpublishedin1890,andrepublishedin1925.