Moore's paradox : new essays on belief, rationality, and the first person /
G.E. Moore observed that to assert, 'I went to the pictures last Tuesday but I don't believe that I did' would be 'absurd'. Over half a century later, such sayings continue to perplex philosophers. In the definitive treatment of the famous paradox, Green and Williams explain...
| Други автори: | Green, Mitchell S., Williams, John N. 1952- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=192204 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Moore's paradox. |
| Резюме: |
G.E. Moore observed that to assert, 'I went to the pictures last Tuesday but I don't believe that I did' would be 'absurd'. Over half a century later, such sayings continue to perplex philosophers. In the definitive treatment of the famous paradox, Green and Williams explain its history and relevance and present new essays by leading thinkers in the area. - ;G. E. Moore famously observed that to assert, 'I went to the pictures last Tuesday but I don't believe that I did' would be 'absurd'. Moore calls it a 'paradox' that this absurdity persists despite the fact that what I say about myself mi. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 247 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9781429469814 1429469811 0191515728 9780191515729 9780199282791 019928279X 1281145556 9781281145550 |