Paradox

by Margaret Cuonzo

Book Overview

An introduction to paradoxes showing that they are more than mere puzzles but can prompt new ways of thinking.

Thinkers have been fascinated by paradox since long before Aristotle grappled with Zeno's. In this volume in The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Margaret Cuonzo explores paradoxes and the strategies used to solve them. She finds that paradoxes are more than mere puzzles but can prompt new ways of thinking.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262525496
• ISBN13: 9780262525497
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher