Peter Cave

This Sentence is False

An Introduction to Philosophical Paradoxes

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Produktbeschreibung

A lively and accessible introduction to philosophical paradoxes - ideal for anyone coming to this fascinating subject for the first time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Continuum
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 199069
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198.0000104mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9781847062208
• ISBN-10: 1847062202
• Artikelnr.: 26123908

Inhaltsangabe

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: no ends; no beginning - a flea, fly and bandit 5. Heaps and haze, colours and clocks - and 1,001 cats 6. Ravens, lotteries - 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 ourselves and our mysterious ways - life, luck and love 10. When to stop Appendices Further reading Notes, sources and references Paradoxes purveyed Bibliography General Index

Rezensionen

"Peter Cave takes us on an edifying tour through the world of paradoxes, and there is much to be learned, as well as much enjoyment to be had, in the process." - Adrian W. Moore, University of Oxford, UK