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Paradoxes
R. M. Sainsbury
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Description for Paradoxes
Paperback. This intriguing book is not only an explanation of paradoxes but also an excellent introduction to philosophical thinking. Num Pages: 188 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280. 190 pages, 5 figures. This intriguing book is not only an explanation of paradoxes but also an excellent introduction to philosophical thinking. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPL. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight: 314.
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 Zeno's paradoxical claim that the runner can never overtake the tortoise, a new chapter on paradoxes about morals, paradoxes about belief, and hardest of all, paradoxes about truth. The discussion uses a minimum of technicality but also grapples with complicated and difficult considerations, and is accompanied by helpful ... Read more
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 Zeno's paradoxical claim that the runner can never overtake the tortoise, a new chapter on paradoxes about morals, paradoxes about belief, and hardest of all, paradoxes about truth. The discussion uses a minimum of technicality but also grapples with complicated and difficult considerations, and is accompanied by helpful ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521720793
SKU
V9780521720793
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About R. M. Sainsbury
R. M. Sainsbury is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin. He also teaches in the Department of Philosophy, King's College, London. He was editor of the journal Mind for a decade from 1990 and his many publications include Reference without Referents (2005, 2007) and Logical Forms, 2nd edition (2000).
Reviews for Paradoxes
'An engaging and accessible guide through some of the deepest conceptual labyrinths we know. Sainsbury encourages the reader to think with him, always asking questions and pointing out roads not taken. This is the first place I send students who have become puzzled by the liar paradox or the paradox of the heap.' John McFarlane, University of California, Berkeley