Insurmountable Simplicities: 39 Philosophical Conundrums

by Roberto Casati and Achille C. Varzi

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231137222
• ISBN13: 9780231137225
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher