Insurmountable simplicities : 39 philosophical conundrums / Roberto Casati, Achille Varzi ; translated by Achille Varzi.

""Perhaps not all the stories that follow are true. They could, however, be true, and the Reader is invited to ponder this.""So begins Insurmountable Simplicities, Roberto Casati and Achille Varzi's colorful incarnation of the many philosophical conundrums that hide in the w...

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Main Author: Casati, Roberto, 1961-
Other Authors: Varzi, Achille C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Italian
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2006.
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Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Semplicitá insormontabili.
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Summary:""Perhaps not all the stories that follow are true. They could, however, be true, and the Reader is invited to ponder this.""So begins Insurmountable Simplicities, Roberto Casati and Achille Varzi's colorful incarnation of the many philosophical conundrums that hide in the wrinkles of everyday life. Why do mirrors seem to invert left and right but not up and down? How do we know whether strawberries taste the same for everyone? Where is it written that we must observe the law, and if it is not written, why should we observe it? What if we could swap brains-or the rest of.
Physical Description:1 online resource (132 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0231510403
9780231510400
1283007991
9781283007993
Language:Translated from the Italian.