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Paradoxes are sets of propositions that are individually plausible, but collectively inconsitent. This book introduces the subject of paradoxes, it surveys the range of types of paradoxes, and introduces an integrated theory of paradoxes. It explains and analyzes over 130 paradoxes.

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Paradoxes are sets of propositions that are individually plausible, but collectively inconsitent. This book introduces the subject of paradoxes, it surveys the range of types of paradoxes, and introduces an integrated theory of paradoxes. It explains and analyzes over 130 paradoxes.

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A dream team of philosophers relentlessly cross-examines the Perry Mason stories

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This collection of essays discusses the work of Jurgen Habermas - the philosopher and exponent of the tradition known as "Critical Theory". His works defend the Enlightenment ideas of rationality, humanism, and the possibilities of discourse.

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Science-fiction writer Philip K Dick (1928-1982) is the giant imagination behind popular culture - hit movies based directly on his writings, such as "Blade Runner", "Total Recall", "Minority Report", and cult favorites such as "A Scanner Darkly" and "Paycheck". This title confronts the fascinating and frightening ideas raised by his fantasies.

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In these proceedings of the 1992 Budapest "Monist" Colloquium, leading philosophers of Eastern Europe and the West examine the past and future of philosophy in the formerly socialist countries.

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Classic rock, argues Professor Harris, should be taken as seriously as the loftiest creations of art and literature. Here, he lays the groundwork for such an informed appreciation by exhibiting philosophical themes in the greatest rock'n'roll songs ("Woodstock" and "Dark Side of the Moon").

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a Persian Sufist, discusses his life and philosophical development in an intellectual autobiography. This is followed by 33 critical essays by various scholars and Nasr's replies to each of them. Topics covered include comparative religion, theology and Islamic studies.

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Surveys the direction of modern philosophy and combines discussion of cutting-edge topics with an introductory survey of analytic philosophy. The author traces the historical background of the analytical movement along with its current applications.

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Surveys the direction of modern philosophy and combines discussion of cutting-edge topics with an introductory survey of analytic philosophy. The author traces the historical background of the analytical movement along with its current applications.

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A study of Pierre Duhem's work, this work pays particular attention to the political and intellectual context of French Catholicism. It shows that he was a Pascalian, arguing that both logic and intuition were indispensible in approaching his truth.

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A reconstruction of the philosophical thought of Henri Poincare, the mathematician who founded the field of topology and made important contributions to theoretical physics. It presents his thought as a unified system, reconciling apparent conflicts and examining its potential shortcomings.

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Does God play cards with the universe Do women have better poker faces than men These and other questions are pondered in this witty collection of essays that demonstrates what serious card sharks have long known: winning big takes more than a good hand and a straight face.

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This collection of philosophical essays looks at various technical problems in the use of probability theory for guidance in practical decisions. This text is intended for those who already have a basic grounding in philosophy, logic and probabilty theory.

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Uses philosophy to show that Radiohead is the only band that matters. This book explains how Radiohead's music connects directly to the philosophical phenomenology of thinkers like Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Martin Heidegger, the existentialism of Albert Camus and Jean Paul Sartre, and the philosophical politics of Karl Marx and Jean Baudrillard.

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Explains how Freud's theory of psychoanalysis helps clarify ethics and the nature of good and evil, arguing that its strength lies in its ability to reflect upon human life and the different modes of being open throughout it. Dilman uses Dostoyevsky's Raskolnikov to illustrate these modes of being.

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Exploring the work of Howard Stein, these essays treat such topics as: Plato's conception of exact science; the structure of argumentation in Newton's "Principia"; imagery in the work of Descartes and Newton; patterns of reasoning in Maxwell; and Mach's conception of space, time and motion.

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This text presents a defence of scientific realism against sceptical and positivist attacks. It relies on the importance of models in scientific work. Using the "type hierarchy", a technique of knowledge representation drawn from Artificial Intelligence, it provides an account of these models.

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This is a collection of ten essays which all focus on issues in Baier's recent work, and forms a companion to "The Rational and the Moral Order". The authors are well-known contemporary moral philosophers and the book includes a reply from Baier to their criticisms.

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This text debates the question: "Does reliance on reason require an unreasonable faith in reason" Fideists (advocates of faith) argue that there are beliefs and commitments that are necessarily beyond reason.