This Sentence is False - Peter Cave

This Sentence is False

An Introduction to Philosophical Paradoxes

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
232 Seiten
2009
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-84706-220-8 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
A guide to logic and reasoning that includes puzzles and thought experiments to engage readers in critical thinking. It covers topics such as paradoxes that occur in our everyday lives, God, ethics, political philosophy, space and time.
This book offers a lively and accessible introduction to philosophical paradoxes - ideal for anyone coming to this fascinating subject for the first time. Put your neurons through their paces with this lively and engaging introduction to paradoxes. From "Buridan's Ass" and the "Surprise Examination" to "The Liar" and "Sleeping Beauty", "This Sentence is False" introduces all the key philosophical paradoxes. This fascinating guide to logic and reasoning is packed with puzzles and thought experiments to actively engage the reader in critical thinking. As well as paradoxes that occur in our everyday lives, topics also include God, ethics, political philosophy, space and time. Ideal for anyone coming to philosophy for the first time, "This Sentence is False" will put your mind to the test, challenge what you think you know and lead you on a fascinating journey through logical reasoning.

Peter Cave teaches philosophy The Open University and City University London, UK. He writes regularly for Philosophy Now and The Philosophers' Magazine and has made regular TV and radio appearances. In 2005 he presented a series of programmes on paradoxes on BBC Radio 4. His previous publications include Can a Robot Be Human? (One World, 2007).

1. The Good, the Bad and the Surprising; 2. Endlessness in Reasoning: 'Lather, Rinse, Repeat'; 3. Rationality: Trust Me!; 4. Endless Divisions: Catch Me if You Can; 5. Drawing Lines: Heaps, Frogs and Tachometers; 6. 'This Page is Left Blank': Liars, Luck and Emptiness; 7. God, Gods, Goods and Fictions; 8. Impossible Deeds: Beyond Belief and the Self; Appendix: Key Paradoxes; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 12.7.2009
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 270 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Allgemeines / Lexika
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Logik
ISBN-10 1-84706-220-2 / 1847062202
ISBN-13 978-1-84706-220-8 / 9781847062208
Zustand Neuware
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