Paradoxes from A to Z, Third edition is the essential guide to paradoxes, and takes the reader on a lively tour of puzzles that have taxed thinkers from Zeno to Galileo, and Lewis Carroll to Bertrand Russell. Michael Clark uncovers an array of conundrums, such as Achilles and the Tortoise, Theseus’ Ship, and the Prisoner’s Dilemma, taking in subjects as diverse as knowledge, science, art and politics. Clark discusses each paradox in non-technical terms, considering its significance and looking at likely solutions.
This third edition is revised throughout, and adds nine new paradoxes that have important bearings in areas such as law, logic, ethics and probability.
Paradoxes from A to Z, Third edition is an ideal starting point for those interested not just in philosophical puzzles and conundrums, but anyone seeking to hone their thinking skills.
About the Author:
Michael Clark is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is editor of the leading journal Analysis, and has published widely in a variety of areas, including philosophical logic and the philosophy of law.
This third edition is revised throughout, and adds nine new paradoxes that have important bearings in areas such as law, logic, ethics and probability.
Paradoxes from A to Z, Third edition is an ideal starting point for those interested not just in philosophical puzzles and conundrums, but anyone seeking to hone their thinking skills.
About the Author:
Michael Clark is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is editor of the leading journal Analysis, and has published widely in a variety of areas, including philosophical logic and the philosophy of law.
Foreword to the Third Edition
1. Achilles and the Tortoise
2. Allais' Paradox
3. The Paradox of Analysis
4. The Arrow
5. The Barber Shop Paradox
6. Berry's Paradox
7. Bertrand's Box Paradox
8. Bertrand's (Chord) Paradox
9. The Paradox of Blackmail
10. The Bridge
11. Buridan's Ass
12. The Cable Guy Paradox
13. Cantor's Paradox
14. The Paradox of the Charitable Trust
15. The Chicken and the Egg
16. Curry's Paradox
17. The Paradox of Democracy
18. The Designated Student
19. The Paradox of Deterrence
20. The Dr. Psycho Paradox
21. The Eclipse Paradox
22. The Paradox of Entailment
23. The Paradox of Fiction
24. The Paradox of Foreknowledge
25. The Paradox of Future Generations
26. Galileo's Paradox
27. The Gentle Murder Paradox
28. The Paradox of the Gods
29. Grue (Goodman's 'New Riddle of Induction')
30. The Heap
31. Heraclitus' Paradox
32. Heterological
33. Hilbert's Hotel
34. The Indy Paradox
35. The Paradox of Inference
36. The Paradox of Interesting Numbers
37. The Paradox of Jurisdiction
38. The Paradox of Knowability
39. The Knower
40. The Lawyer
41. The Liar
42. The Lottery
43. Lycan's Paradox
44. The Paradox of the Many
45. The Monty Hall Paradox
46. Moore's Paradox
47. Moral Luck
48. The Paradox of the Muddy Children
49. Murder
50. Newcomb's Problem
51. The Numbered Balls
52. The Paradox of Omniscience
53. Paradox
54. The Parrondo Paradox
55. The Pasadena Paradox
56. Pascal's Wager
57. The Placebo Paradox
58. The Paradox of Plurality
59. The Poison Hypothetical
60. The Prediction Paradox
61. The Preface
62. The Paradox of Preference
63. Prisoner's Dilemma
64. The Prosecutor's Fallacy
65. The Paradox of the Question
66. Quinn's Paradox
67. The Racecourse
68. The Rakehell
69. The Paradox of the Ravens
70. The Red Taxi Paradox
71. Richard's Paradox
72. Russell's Paradox
73. The St Petersburg Paradox
74. The Self-Amendment Paradox
75. Self-deception
76. Self-fuli-- lling Belief
77. The Ship of Theseus
78. Simpson's Paradox
79. The Sleeping Beauty
80. The Paradox of Soundness
81. The Spaceship
82. The Toxin Paradox
83. The Paradox of Tragedy
84. The Tristram Shandy
85. The Trojan Fly
86. The Trolley Problem
87. The Two-Envelope Paradox
88. The Unexpected Examination
89. The Paradox of Validity
90. The Paradox of Voting
91. Wang's Paradox
92. The Xenophobic Paradox
93. Yablo's Paradox
94. Zeno's Paradoxes.
Index
1. Achilles and the Tortoise
2. Allais' Paradox
3. The Paradox of Analysis
4. The Arrow
5. The Barber Shop Paradox
6. Berry's Paradox
7. Bertrand's Box Paradox
8. Bertrand's (Chord) Paradox
9. The Paradox of Blackmail
10. The Bridge
11. Buridan's Ass
12. The Cable Guy Paradox
13. Cantor's Paradox
14. The Paradox of the Charitable Trust
15. The Chicken and the Egg
16. Curry's Paradox
17. The Paradox of Democracy
18. The Designated Student
19. The Paradox of Deterrence
20. The Dr. Psycho Paradox
21. The Eclipse Paradox
22. The Paradox of Entailment
23. The Paradox of Fiction
24. The Paradox of Foreknowledge
25. The Paradox of Future Generations
26. Galileo's Paradox
27. The Gentle Murder Paradox
28. The Paradox of the Gods
29. Grue (Goodman's 'New Riddle of Induction')
30. The Heap
31. Heraclitus' Paradox
32. Heterological
33. Hilbert's Hotel
34. The Indy Paradox
35. The Paradox of Inference
36. The Paradox of Interesting Numbers
37. The Paradox of Jurisdiction
38. The Paradox of Knowability
39. The Knower
40. The Lawyer
41. The Liar
42. The Lottery
43. Lycan's Paradox
44. The Paradox of the Many
45. The Monty Hall Paradox
46. Moore's Paradox
47. Moral Luck
48. The Paradox of the Muddy Children
49. Murder
50. Newcomb's Problem
51. The Numbered Balls
52. The Paradox of Omniscience
53. Paradox
54. The Parrondo Paradox
55. The Pasadena Paradox
56. Pascal's Wager
57. The Placebo Paradox
58. The Paradox of Plurality
59. The Poison Hypothetical
60. The Prediction Paradox
61. The Preface
62. The Paradox of Preference
63. Prisoner's Dilemma
64. The Prosecutor's Fallacy
65. The Paradox of the Question
66. Quinn's Paradox
67. The Racecourse
68. The Rakehell
69. The Paradox of the Ravens
70. The Red Taxi Paradox
71. Richard's Paradox
72. Russell's Paradox
73. The St Petersburg Paradox
74. The Self-Amendment Paradox
75. Self-deception
76. Self-fuli-- lling Belief
77. The Ship of Theseus
78. Simpson's Paradox
79. The Sleeping Beauty
80. The Paradox of Soundness
81. The Spaceship
82. The Toxin Paradox
83. The Paradox of Tragedy
84. The Tristram Shandy
85. The Trojan Fly
86. The Trolley Problem
87. The Two-Envelope Paradox
88. The Unexpected Examination
89. The Paradox of Validity
90. The Paradox of Voting
91. Wang's Paradox
92. The Xenophobic Paradox
93. Yablo's Paradox
94. Zeno's Paradoxes.
Index