Paradox Lost Logical Solutions to Ten Puzzles of Philosophy /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Huemer, Michael (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Logic.; Analysis (Philosophy).; Metaphysics.; Analytic Philosophy.

Paradox Lost covers ten of philosophy's most fascinating paradoxes, in which seemingly compelling reasoning leads to absurd conclusions. The following paradoxes are included: The Liar Paradox, in which a sentence says of itself that it is false. Is the sentence true or false? The Sorites Parado...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• Part I. Semantic Paradoxes
• 2. The Liar
• 3. The Sorites
• Part II. Paradoxes of Rational Choice
• 4. The Self-Torturer
• 5. Newcomb's Problem
• 6. The Surprise Quiz Paradox
• 7. The Two Envelopes
• Part III. Paradoxes of Probability
• 8. The Principle of Indifference
• 9. The Ravens
• 10. The Shooting Room
• 11. Self-Locating Beliefs
• 12. Concluding Remarks
• Index.