Paradoxes

by James Cargile

The ancient semantic paradoxes were thought to undermine the rationalist metaphysics of Plato, and their modern relatives have been used by Russell and others to administer some severe logical and epistemological shocks. These are not just tricks or puzzles, but are intimately connected with some of the liveliest and most basic philosophical disputes about logical form, universals, reference and predication. Dr Cargile offers here an original and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521109639
• ISBN13: 9780521109635
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"