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Paradoxes from A to Z

By Michael Clark

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0-203-46592-X
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (2631916 bytes)
Edition
1st edition
Pages
230\230
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

This essential guide to paradoxes takes the reader on a lively tour of puzzles that have taxed thinkers from Zeno to Galileo and Lewis Carroll to Bertrand Russell. Michael Clark uncovers an array of conundrums, such as Achilles and the Tortoise, Theseus' Ship, Hempel's Raven, and the Prisoners' Dilemma, taking in subjects as diverse as knowledge, ethics, science, art and politics. Clark discusses each paradox in non-technical terms, considering its significance and looking at likely solutions. He also includes a full glossary.

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