This sentence is false : an introduction to philosophical paradoxes / / Peter Cave
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| Autore: |
Cave Peter
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| Titolo: |
This sentence is false : an introduction to philosophical paradoxes / / Peter Cave
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| Pubblicazione: | London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2009 |
| ©2009 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 165 |
| Soggetto topico: | Paradox |
| Logic | |
| Reasoning | |
| Critical thinking | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Welcome to the rational irrational - how to win, how to starve, and how to pump money; 2 Too clever by one-half - or, at least, one-eighth; 3 Lather, rinse, repeat - 'repeat' did you say?; 4 Infinity: without end, without beginning - yet with a flea, a fly and a bandit; 5 Heaps and haze, colours and clocks - and 1,001 cats; 6 Ravens, lotteries, medical matters - and a gruesome tale or two; 7 Morality and politics - blackmail, buck-passing and voting; 8 Encounters with God - and his mysterious ways |
| 9 Encounters with our mysterious ways - love, luck and life10 When to stop; Appendix 1: Further reading; Appendix 2: Notes, sources and references; Appendix 3: Paradoxes purveyed; Bibliography; General Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Put your neurons through their paces with this lively and engaging introduction to paradoxes. From Buridan's Ass and the Surprise Examination to The Liar and Sleeping Beauty, This Sentence is False introduces all the key philosophical paradoxes. This fascinating guide to logic and reasoning is packed with puzzles and thought experiments to actively engage the reader in critical thinking. As well as paradoxes that occur in our everyday lives, topics also include God, ethics, political philosophy, space and time. Ideal for anyone coming to philosophy for the first time, This Sentence is False wi |
| Titolo autorizzato: | This sentence is false |
| ISBN: | 1-282-87353-9 |
| 9786612873539 | |
| 1-4411-2253-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821157803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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