There Are Two Errors In The The Title Of This Book: A Sourcebook of Philosophical Puzzles, Problems, and Paradoxes - Softcover

Robert M. Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0921149980 ISBN 13: 9780921149989

Publisher: Broadview Press, 1992

Synopsis

Martin provides fascinating discussions of each problem or puzzle, and appends suggestions for further reading in each case. Where the puzzle or problem admits of a right answer, Martin provides it in a separate section. But he also often ends with a question; for many of these puzzles and paradoxes, there is no answer that is universally accepted as being correct. As this book richly and entertainingly demonstrates, philosophy is as much the search for the right questions as it is for right answers.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Martin provides fascinating discussions of each problem or puzzle, and appends suggestions for further reading. Where the puzzle or problem admits of a right answer, Martin provides it in a separate section. But he also often ends with a question; as this book richly and entertainingly demonstrates, philosophy is as much the search for the right questions as it is for the right answers. There are many new entries in this edition, including "God as the Tortoise on the Bottom," "Free Beer," "How to Win a Camel Anti-Race," "Watch out for Extreme Politeness," and "The Enormous Tiddly-Wink Tournament."

About the Author:

Robert M. Martin, a professor at Dalhousie University since 1968, obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. his previous books include 'The Meaning of Language' (MIT Press) and 'The Philosopher's Dictionary' (Broadview Press, 1990).

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0921149980
• ISBN 13: 9780921149989
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 226