Kant and the platypus : essays on language and cognition /
Umberto Eco ; translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen.
- 1st ed.
- London : Vintage, 1999.
- viii, 464 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Translation of: Kant e l'ornitorinco.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-452) and index.
Examines the balance between cognition and language in the way people perceive the world around them, exploring semiotics through fables.