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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Roy T. Cook (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Polity Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.293kg ISBN: 9780745649443ISBN 10: 0745649440 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 22 February 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Introduction 1 1 The Care and Feeding of your New Paradoxes 9 2 The Truth about Truth 30 3 The Title of this Chapter Will Have its Revenge 62 4 Some Collections are Bigger and Badder than Others 91 5 Bald, Not Bald, and Kinda Bald 128 6 What We Know about What We Know 156 Conclusion: Many Paradoxes, One Solution? 186 References 197 Index 203ReviewsThe Liar Paradox and the Sorites Paradox were discovered by the Ancient Greek thinker Eubulides. Two and a half thousand years later, we have a much deeper understanding of these paradoxes, their neighbours, and their importance, but there is still no consensus on how they should be solved. Roy Cook s book explains current thinking on these matters in a clear, knowledgeable, and easy-going way. He has fashioned an excellent introduction to this intriguing area of thought. Graham Priest, University of Melbourne Paradoxes can be the springboard of profound discovery. This book presents paradoxes that matter, and explains why and how they matter. And the book does it all in a user-friendly style that's enjoyable to read. And what's more: the book is reliable, written by one of the leading researchers on the topic. This book is henceforth on my list of required readings for anyone looking to study the philosophy of logic or the interplay of paradoxes, logic, and philosophy generally. It's a great accomplishment by one of today's exciting philosophers. JC Beall, University of Connecticut The Liar Paradox and the Sorites Paradox were discovered by the Ancient Greek thinker Eubulides. Two and a half thousand years later, we have a much deeper understanding of these paradoxes, their neighbours, and their importance, but there is still no consensus on how they should be solved. Roy Cook?s book explains current thinking on these matters in a clear, knowledgeable, and easy-going way. He has fashioned an excellent introduction to this intriguing area of thought. Graham Priest, University of Melbourne Paradoxes can be the springboard of profound discovery. This book presents paradoxes that matter, and explains why and how they matter. And the book does it all in a user-friendly style that's enjoyable to read. And what's more: the book is reliable, written by one of the leading researchers on the topic. This book is henceforth on my list of required readings for anyone looking to study the philosophy of logic or the interplay of paradoxes, logic, and philosophy generally. It's a great accomplishment by one of today's exciting philosophers. JC Beall, University of Connecticut The Liar Paradox and the Sorites Paradox were discovered by the Ancient Greek thinker Eubulides. Two and a half thousand years later, we have a much deeper understanding of these paradoxes, their neighbours, and their importance, but there is still no consensus on how they should be solved. Roy Cook's book explains current thinking on these matters in a clear, knowledgeable, and easy-going way. He has fashioned an excellent introduction to this intriguing area of thought. Graham Priest, University of Melbourne Paradoxes can be the springboard of profound discovery. This book presents paradoxes that matter, and explains why and how they matter. And the book does it all in a user-friendly style that's enjoyable to read. And what's more: the book is reliable, written by one of the leading researchers on the topic. This book is henceforth on my list of required readings for anyone looking to study the philosophy of logic or the interplay of paradoxes, logic, and philosophy generally. It's a great accomplishment by one of today's exciting philosophers. JC Beall, University of Connecticut <p> The Liar Paradox and the Sorites Paradox were discovered by the Ancient Greek thinker Eubulides. Two and a half thousand years later, we have a much deeper understanding of these paradoxes, their neighbours, and their importance, but there is still no consensus on how they should be solved. Roy Cook s book explains current thinking on these matters in a clear, knowledgeable, and easy-going way. He has fashioned an excellent introduction to this intriguing area of thought. Graham Priest, University of Melbourne <p> Paradoxes can be the springboard of profound discovery. This book presents paradoxes that matter, and explains why and how they matter. And the book does it all in a user-friendly style that's enjoyable to read. And what's more: the book is reliable, written by one of the leading researchers on the topic. This book is henceforth on my list of required readings for anyone looking to study the philosophy of logic or the interplay of paradoxes, logic, and philosophy generally. It's a great accomplishment by one of today's exciting philosophers. JC Beall, University of Connecticut <p> The Liar Paradox and the Sorites Paradox were discovered by theAncient Greek thinker Eubulides. Two and a half thousand yearslater, we have a much deeper understanding of these paradoxes,their neighbours, and their importance, but there is still noconsensus on how they should be solved. Roy Cook s bookexplains current thinking on these matters in a clear,knowledgeable, and easy-going way. He has fashioned an excellentintroduction to this intriguing area of thought. Graham Priest, University of Melbourne <p> Paradoxes can be the springboard of profound discovery. Thisbook presents paradoxes that matter, and explains why and how theymatter. And the book does it all in a user-friendly style that'senjoyable to read. And what's more: the book is reliable, writtenby one of the leading researchers on the topic. This book ishenceforth on my list of required readings for anyone looking tostudy the philosophy of logic or the interplay of paradoxes, logic,and philosophy generally. It's a great accomplishment by one oftoday's exciting philosophers. JC Beall, University of Connecticut Author InformationRoy T. Cook is Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department of the University of Minnesota. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |