A Brief History of the Paradox : Philosophy and the Labyrinths of the Mind.

Roy Sorensen offers the first narrative history of paradoxes, a fascinating and eye-opening account that extends from the ancient Greeks, through the Middle Ages, the Enlightenment, and into the twentieth century. When Augustine asked what God was doing before He made the world, he was told: "&...

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Main Author: Sorensen, Roy
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Language:English
Published: Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2005.
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