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Reality: A Very Short Introduction

By Jan Westerhoff

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
978-0-19-959441-2, 0199594414
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
738 kB (755800 bytes)
Series
Very short introductions
Pages
123\0
Time added
2019-09-25 00:10:23
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Description

'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science. Abstract: 'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science.  Read more... Content: Introduction -- 1. What is real? Dreams and simulations -- 2. Is matter real? -- 3. Are persons real? -- 4. Is time real? -- Conclusion.

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