Paradox Lost Logical Solutions to Ten Puzzles of Philosophy

Paradox Lost Logical Solutions to Ten Puzzles of Philosophy / by Michael Huemer.

Paradox Lost covers ten of philosophy’s most fascinating paradoxes, in which seemingly compelling reasoning leads to absurd conclusions. The following paradoxes are included: The Liar Paradox, in which a sentence says of itself that it is false. Is the sentence true or false? The Sorites Paradox, in...

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Main Author: Huemer, Michael (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Logic.
Analysis (Philosophy).
Metaphysics.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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