{"product_id":"categories-we-live-by-isbn-9780262547031","title":"Categories We Live By","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth analysis of how humanity’s compulsion to categorize affects every aspect of our lived experience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe minute we are born—sometimes even before—we are categorized. From there, classifications dog our every step: to school, work, the doctor’s office, and even the grave. Despite the vast diversity and individuality in every life, we seek patterns, organization, and control. In \u003ci\u003eCategories We Live By\u003c\/i\u003e, Gregory L. Murphy considers the categories we create to manage life’s sprawling diversity. Analyzing everything from bureaucracy’s 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCategories We Live By \u003c\/i\u003eexplores 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.Acknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I Basics of Categories 1\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction 5\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Classical Tradition 13\u003cbr\u003e 3 Categories in the World and in the Head 37\u003cbr\u003e 4 Language, Culture, and Categories 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII Case Studies 73\u003cbr\u003e 5 Legal  Categories 79\u003cbr\u003e 6 Psychodiagnostic Categories 85\u003cbr\u003e 7 Categories and Power 95\u003cbr\u003e 8 Species 103\u003cbr\u003e 9 Peanut Butter, Potato Chips, Almond Milk 113\u003cbr\u003e 10 Racial Categories 119\u003cbr\u003e 11 Death, the Ultimate Category 133\u003cbr\u003e 12 Conclusions 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes 165\u003cbr\u003e References 167\u003cbr\u003e Index 173\u003ci\u003e“Categories We Live By\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare combination. It is an introduction to the science and philosophy of categories that can be read with delight by people who don’t know anything about the topic—but it's also a serious contribution to the field by one of its deepest thinkers and best writers. This wonderful book will be of interest to anyone who cares about how we make sense of the physical and social worlds we live in.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto; Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Yale University; author of \u003ci\u003ePsych: The Story of the Human Mind\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book will surprise experts in the field with new penetrating insights while being completely accessible to anyone interested in this inescapable dimension of human thought. A most welcome contribution from one of the leading experts on categorization for over three decades.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Frank C. Keil, Charles C. \u0026amp; Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Psychology \u0026amp; Linguistics Yale University\u003c\/b\u003eGregory L. Murphy is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at New York University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Concepts\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press) and numerous scientific journal articles.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305001504997,"sku":"NP9780262547031","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262547031.jpg?v=1767723488","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/categories-we-live-by-isbn-9780262547031","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}