Paradoxes from A to Z
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Word Count
58,000 words, Guess
Page Count
232 pages
Identifiers
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- Internet Archiveparadoxesfromtoz00clar_709
- Internet Archiveparadoxesfromtoz0000clar_d3n1
- ISBN-100415228093
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- ISBN-139780415228091
- Goodreads677862
- LibraryThing46613
- Library of Congress Control Number2001048559
- OCLC Control Number50745073
- Better World Books9780415228091
- Open LibraryOL7487439M
Classifications
- LCCBC199.P2 C57 2002
- LCCBC199.P2C57 2001
- LCCBC199.P2 C57 2002eb
Description
'This sentence is false'. Is it? If a hotel with an infinite number of rooms is fully occupied, can it still accommodate a new guest? How can we have emotional responses to fiction, when we know that the objects of our emotions do not exist?This essential guide to paradoxes takes the reader on a lively tour of puzzles that have taxed thinkers from Zeno to Galileo and Lewis Carroll to Bertrand Russell. Michael Clark uncovers an array of conundrums, such as Achilles and the Tortoise, Theseus' Ship, Hempel's Raven, and the Prisoners' Dilemma, taking in subjects as diverse as knowledge, ethics, science, art and politics.Clark discusses each paradox in non-technical terms, considering its significance and looking at likely solutions. He also includes a full glossary. A refreshing alternative to traditional philosophical introductions, Paradoxes from A to Z is guaranteed to stimulate and entertain.
First Sentence
Achilles runs faster than the tortoise and so he gives it a head start: Achilles stars at d and the tortoise at d.
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