03505nam 22007454a 450 991080963050332120210602215050.01-283-00799-197866130079950-231-51040-310.7312/casa13722(CKB)1000000000465607(OCoLC)614999085(CaPaEBR)ebrary10183539(SSID)ssj0000180193(PQKBManifestationID)11179431(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000180193(PQKBWorkID)10148960(PQKB)11358095(MiAaPQ)EBC908488(DE-B1597)458721(OCoLC)979742172(DE-B1597)9780231510400(Au-PeEL)EBL908488(CaPaEBR)ebr10183539(CaONFJC)MIL300799(OCoLC)818856036(EXLCZ)99100000000046560720051108d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInsurmountable simplicities thirty-nine philosophical stories /Roberto Casati, Achille C. VarziNew York Columbia University Pressc20061 online resource (140 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-231-13723-0 0-231-13722-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-132) and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --One --Two --Three --Four --Five --Six --Seven --Eight --Coda --Note"Perhaps not all the stories that follow are true. They could, however, be true, and the Reader is invited to ponder this. "So begins Insurmountable Simplicities, Roberto Casati and Achille Varzi's colorful incarnation of the many philosophical conundrums that hide in the wrinkles of everyday life. Why do mirrors seem to invert left and right but not up and down? How do we know whether strawberries taste the same for everyone? Where is it written that we must observe the law, and if it is not written, why should we observe it? What if we could swap brains-or the rest of our bodies? Insurmountable Simplicities is filled with stories, dialogues, and epistolary exchanges that cover a range of themes-such as personal identity, causality and responsibility, fortune, the nature of things, the paradoxes of time and space, the interface between logic and language-in captivating and inventive ways. Clear, concise, and intellectually engaging, this internationally acclaimed book brilliantly demonstrates that the beauty of philosophy resides in its thorough engagement with the simplicities of the world, insurmountable as they might initially appear.Didactic fictionPhilosophical recreationsPhilosophy, ItalianPhilosophyQuestions and answersPHILOSOPHY / GeneralbisacshDidactic fiction.Philosophical recreations.Philosophy, Italian.Philosophy.Questions and answers.PHILOSOPHY / General.853/.92Casati Roberto1961-217445Varzi Achille C553133MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809630503321Insurmountable simplicities4089630UNINA