Paradoxes from A to Z - Softcover

Clark, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415420830 ISBN 13: 9780415420839

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

This updated second 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, ethics, science, art and politics.

Clark discusses each paradox in non-technical terms, considering its significance and looking at likely solutions. Including a full glossary, Paradoxes from A to Z is a refreshing alternative to traditional philosophical introductions.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Clark is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, and editor of the journal Analysis. He is an external assessor for Open University.

Review:

'Self-contained courses in paradox are not usually taught as part of a philosophy degree. There is good reason for thinking they should be, and this book would make the ideal text for just such a course.' – Times Higher Education Supplement

'Clark's survey is an entertaining junkshop of mind-troubling problems.' – The Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0415420830
• ISBN 13: 9780415420839
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 272