Description: Categories We Live By by Gregory L. Murphy "An accessible overview of categories and categorization, written by a leading researcher in cognitive science"-- FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An in-depth analysis of how humanitys compulsion to categorize affects every aspect of our lived experience.An in-depth analysis of how humanitys compulsion to categorize affects every aspect of our lived experience.The minute we are born-sometimes even before-we are categorized. From there, classifications dog our every step- to school, work, the doctors office, and even the grave. Despite the vast diversity and individuality in every life, we seek patterns, organization, and control. In Categories We Live By, Gregory L. Murphy considers the categories we create to manage lifes sprawling diversity. Analyzing everything from bureaucracys innumerable categorizations to the minutiae of language, this book reveals how these categories are imposed on us and how that imposition affects our everyday lives.Categories We Live By explores categorization in two parts. In part one, Murphy introduces the groundwork of categories-how they are created by experts, imperfectly captured by language, and employed by rules. Part two provides a number of case studies. Ranging from trivial categories such as parking regulations and peanut butter to critical issues such as race and mortality, Murphy demonstrates how this need to classify pervades everything. Finally, this comprehensive analysis demonstrates ways that we can cope with categorical disagreements and make categories more useful to our society. Author Biography Gregory L. Murphy is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at New York University. He is the author of The Big Book of Concepts (MIT Press) and numerous scientific journal articles. Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix I Basics of Categories 11 Introduction 5 2 The Classical Tradition 13 3 Categories in the World and in the Head 37 4 Language, Culture, and Categories 51II Case Studies 73 5 Legal Categories 79 6 Psychodiagnostic Categories 85 7 Categories and Power 95 8 Species 103 9 Peanut Butter, Potato Chips, Almond Milk 113 10 Racial Categories 119 11 Death, the Ultimate Category 133 12 Conclusions 147Notes 165 References 167 Index 173 Details ISBN0262547031 Author Gregory L. Murphy Pages 192 Publisher MIT Press Ltd ISBN-13 9780262547031 Format Paperback Imprint MIT Press Subtitle How We Classify Everyone and Everything Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-12-05 NZ Release Date 2023-12-05 UK Release Date 2023-12-05 Audience General ISBN-10 0262547031 DEWEY 153.4 Year 2024 Publication Date 2024-01-09 US Release Date 2024-01-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:157811100;
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