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Paradox.
Paradoxes are more than just intellectual puzzles - they raise substantive philosophical issues and offer the promise of increased philosophical knowledge. In this introduction to paradox and paradoxes, Doris Olin shows how seductive paradoxes can be, why they confuse and confound, and why they cont...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 The nature o f paradox; 2 Paradox and contradiction; 3 Believing in surprises: the prediction paradox; 4 The preface paradox, fallibility and probability; 5 The lottery paradox; 6 Newcomb's problem; 7 The prisoner's dilemma; 8 The sorites paradox; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.