The Joke of Reality - Critique of Representation

In his Critique of Pure Reason Immanuel Kant noted that the understanding intuits nothing. Now, the significance of this insight comes to light. Tristan Burt explains why our intuition of nothing resolves a central philosophical problem: how can we know what is (absolutely) real? The answer to this question is as surprising, and amusing, as reality itself.

About the author

Tristan Burt, Sydney, Australia.

Summary

In his Critique of Pure Reason Immanuel Kant noted that the understanding intuits nothing. Now, the significance of this insight comes to light. Tristan Burt explains why our intuition of nothing resolves a central philosophical problem: how can we know what is (absolutely) real? The answer to this question is as surprising, and amusing, as reality itself.

Product details

• Authors: Tristan Burt
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.07.2025
• EAN: 9783111334745
• ISBN: 978-3-11-133474-5
• No. of pages: 295
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 25 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 555 g
• Illustrations: 1 col. ill.
• Series: De Gruyter Studies in Philosophy of Humor
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Ontologie, Nihilismus, Humor, Realismus, Poststrukturalismus, Strukturalismus und Post-Strukturalismus, Ontology, Realism, Philosophie: Metaphysik und Ontologie, poststructuralism, PHI016000 PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHI000000 PHILOSOPHY / General, PHI009000 PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Nihilism