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Insurmountable Simplicities
Columbia University Press 2006; US$ 19.99"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... more...
Wissen
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 28.00What is knowledge? How do we achieve it? Why is it worth striving for? Is knowledge possible at all? Starting from these traditional questions about the nature, source, and value of knowledge, as well as its possibility and limits, the author investigates the most important positions in current epistemology. She then defends her own approach which... more...
Thinking through Error
Lexington Books 2012; US$ 54.99Thinking through Error: The Moving Target of Knowledge argues that there is a positive view of error. Making errors does not only mean that we?ve done something wrong, but also that we ?more or less unaware? are given a chance to find something new and true. Trying to avoid errors is a social request, but it is uncertainty that has a liberating... more...
Epistemic Logic in the Later Middle Ages
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 128.00Epistemic Logic studies statements containing verbs such as 'know' and 'wish'. It is one of the most exciting areas in medieval philosophy. Neglected almost entirely after the end of the Middle Ages, it has been rediscovered by philosophers of the present century. This is the first comprehensive study of the subject. Ivan Boh explores the rules for... more...
Formal Languages in Logic
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 76.00Examines the cognitive impact on formal languages for human reasoning, drawing on philosophy, historical development, psychology and cognitive science. more...
The Way of Science
Prometheus Books 2013; US$ 11.99Most people appreciate science on an obvious level. Modern medicine, electric lighting, rapid transportation, and long-distance communication are among the many benefits of science that have made life today healthier and more comfortable than people in earlier eras could have imagined. This book is about a deeper benefit of science, one that, while... more...
An Introduction to Gödel's Theorems
Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 28.00A clear and accessible treatment of Gödel's famous, intriguing, but much misunderstood incompleteness theorems, extensively revised in a second edition. more...
Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations
Lexington Books 2009; US$ 30.99Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is designed as a traditional philosophical commentary that follows the Investigations step by step. It will help undergraduates read and understand Wittgenstein's text by elaborating and explaining key themes and relevant passages in simple everyday language and by providing the biographical and philosophical... more...
The A to Z of Logic
Scarecrow Press 2010; US$ 33.99The A to Z of Logic introduces the central concepts of the field in a series of brief, non-technical, cross-referenced dictionary entries. The 352 alphabetically arranged entries give a clear, basic introduction to a very broad range of logical topics. Entries can be found on deductive systems, such as propositional logic, modal logic, deontic logic,... more...
How to Argue
Pearson Education Limited 2011; US$ 14.06Written by a leading lawyer with first-hand experience of some of the toughest arguments, How to Argue is a fun, entertaining and no-holds-barred guide to everything you need to know about arguing. We all do it every day; arguing is part of life. We can do it unknowingly, sometimes subtly and sometimes very explosively, but however we do it,... more...









