Paradoxes from A to Z
MIA KARTS BOOKS
Book details
- Author
- Michael Clark
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Puzzles
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780415538572
- ISBN-10
- 0415538572
- Vendor: Mia Karts
Paradoxes from A to Z
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ISBN: 0415538572
Author: Clark, Michael
Condition: New
Paradoxes from A to Z, Third edition is the essential guide to paradoxes, and 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, and the Prisoners Dilemma, taking in subjects as diverse as knowledge, science, art and politics. Clark discusses each paradox in non-technical terms, considering its significance and looking at likely solutions.This third edition is revised throughout, and adds nine new paradoxes that have important bearings in areas such as law, logic, ethics and probability.Paradoxes from A to Z, Third edition is an ideal starting point for those interested not just in philosophical puzzles and conundrums, but anyone seeking to hone their thinking skills.
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