Paradoxes

by Piotr Łukowski, Marek Gensler (Translator)

This book, provides a critical approach to all major logical from ancient to contemporary ones. There are four key aims of the 1. Providing systematic and historical survey of different approaches – solutions of the most prominent paradoxes discussed in the logical and philosophical literature. 2. Introducing original solutions of major paradoxes Liar paradox, Protagoras paradox, an unexpected examination paradox, stone paradox, crocodile, Newcomb paradox. 3. Explaining the far-reaching significance of paradoxes of vagueness and change for philosophy and ontology. 4. Proposing a novel, well justified and, as it seems, natural classification of paradoxes.

204 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 2013