Title: Paradoxes from A to Z Author(s): Michael Clark Pages: 160 Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition Publication date: 2002 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: 0415228085 ISBN-13: Description: This essential guide to paradoxes 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, Hempel's Raven, 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. He also includes a full glossary.
About the Author
Michael Clark is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham.
Title: Paradoxes from A to Z