Michael Huemer

Paradox Lost (eBook, PDF)

Logical Solutions to Ten Puzzles of Philosophy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Offers distinctive solutions to the most examined philosophical paradoxes

Preserves classical logic and decision theory in solving these perennial questions

Written in Huemer's famously accessible writing style

Employs the surprising conclusion that most English sentences fail to express propositions

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319904900
• Artikelnr.: 53064182

Autorenporträt

Michael Huemer is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA. He is the author of four other bestselling philosophy books, including The Problem of Political Authority, the winner of the 2013 PROSE Award for philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

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.