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Who else but John Bell could write a book like this one? One of the leading logicians of our day, Bell uses the role of conceptual oppositions and the paradoxes to which they occasionally give rise to take readers on a whirlwind tour through great swaths of the history of human thought. The sophisticated discussion of deep and difficult topics is highly digestible thanks to Bell wearing his expertise lightly and presenting things with dollops of his clever--and sometimes silly--humour. -- David DeVidi, University of Waterloo Bell is a master of simplicity and clarity, while sacrificing nothing of accuracy and erudition. His enthusiasm for his subject is palpable and infectious. Oppositions and Paradoxes is a pleasure to read. -- Graham Priest, CUNY Graduate Center John L. Bell is the true philosophical heir of Bertrand Russell, and his new book, Oppositions and Paradoxes, exemplifies all the best traits in Russell's legacy. His presentation of philosophical paradoxes and perplexities in logic, mathematics, and physics is a model of lucidity and economy, and his analysis of these problems is secure and sane. Oppositions and Paradoxes is readily accessible and a sure path into some of philosophy's greatest themes. -- Bradley Bassler, University of Georgia

Who else but John Bell could write a book like this one? One of the leading logicians of our day, Bell uses the role of conceptual oppositions and the paradoxes to which they occasionally give rise to take readers on a whirlwind tour through great swaths of the history of human thought. The sophisticated discussion of deep and difficult topics is highly digestible thanks to Bell wearing his expertise lightly and presenting things with dollops of his clever--and sometimes silly--humour. -- <strong>David DeVidi, University of Waterloo</strong> </p> Bell is a master of simplicity and clarity, while sacrificing nothing of accuracy and erudition. His enthusiasm for his subject is palpable and infectious. <em>Oppositions and Paradoxes</em> is a pleasure to read. -- <strong>Graham Priest, CUNY Graduate Center</strong> </p> John L. Bell is the true philosophical heir of Bertrand Russell, and his new book, <em>Oppositions and Paradoxes</em>, exemplifies all the best traits in Russell's legacy. His presentation of philosophical paradoxes and perplexities in logic, mathematics, and physics is a model of lucidity and economy, and his analysis of these problems is secure and sane. <em>Oppositions and Paradoxes</em> is readily accessible and a sure path into some of philosophy's greatest themes. -- <strong>Bradley Bassler, University of Georgia</strong> </p>

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John L. Bell is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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