The Linguistics of Joseph De MaistreĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:05:10 Boxid IA40009012 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier From Marco Polo to Leibniz: Stones of Intellectual Misunderstandings - 4. Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-119) and indexġ. From Leibniz's belief that the I Ching illustrated the principles of calculus to Marco Polo's mistaking a rhinoceros for a unicorn, Eco tours the labyrinth of intellectual history, illuminating the ways in which we project the familiar onto the strange In a careful unveiling of the fabulous and the false, Eco shows us how serendipities - unanticipated truths - often spring from mistaken ideas. Exploring the "Force of the False," Eco uncovers layers of mistakes that have shaped human history, such as Columbus's assumption that the world was much smaller than it is, leading him to seek out a quick route to the East via the West and thus fortuitously "discovering" America. Umberto Eco's latest work unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "linguistics of the lunatic," stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world.
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