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Paradoxes
A paradox can be defined as an unacceptable conclusion derived by apparently acceptable reasoning from apparently acceptable premises. Many paradoxes raise serious philosophical problems, and they are associated with crises of thought and revolutionary advances. The expanded and revised third edition of this intriguing book considers a range of knotty paradoxes including Z...more
Paperback, 3rd Edition , 182 pages
Published
March 23rd 2009
by Cambridge University Press
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The book is organized beginning simply and moving toward more and more difficult paradoxes. Reading this, and the class it was a text for, was one of the few times in my life where I've really felt myself stretched to my intellectual limits and somewhere just beyond. I owe a lot to the professor who taught this class with such grace and good humor. He will not remember me, but he pushed me to push myself while giving wonderful guidance in the methods of such madness.
Que j'aime ce livre.
Contient des discussions lucides et parfois subtiles sur les principaux paradoxes de la philosophie dont celui du menteur et de Russell. Idéal pour introduire les étudiants à la force de l'analyse philosophique.
Contient des discussions lucides et parfois subtiles sur les principaux paradoxes de la philosophie dont celui du menteur et de Russell. Idéal pour introduire les étudiants à la force de l'analyse philosophique.
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