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Philosophy of Language 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments


Free Download Philosophy of Language: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments by Michael P. Wolf
English | February 8th, 2023 | ISBN: 1032023864, 1032023856 | 392 pages | True EPUB | 0.51 MB
This book offers readers a collection of 50 short chapter entries on topics in the philosophy of language. Each entry addresses a paradox, a longstanding puzzle, or a major theme that has emerged in the field from the last 150 years, tracing overlap with issues in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, ethics, political philosophy, and literature. Each of the 50 entries is written as a piece that can stand on its own, though useful connections to other entries are mentioned throughout the text. Readers can open the book and start with almost any of the entries, following themes of greatest interest to them. Each entry includes recommendations for further reading on the topic.

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Free Will and Human Agency 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments


Free Download Free Will and Human Agency: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments by Garrett Pendergraft
English | July 21st, 2022 | ISBN: 0367647575, 0367641941 | 264 pages | True EPUB | 1.17 MB
In this new kind of entrée to contemporary discussions of free will and human agency, Garrett Pendergraft collects and illuminates 50 of the most relevant puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments.

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Epistemology 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments


Free Download Epistemology: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments by Kevin McCain
English | August 3rd, 2021 | ISBN: 0367638738, 036763872X | 262 pages | True EPUB | 1.00 MB
In this new kind of entrée to contemporary epistemology, Kevin McCain presents fifty of the field’s most important puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Assuming no familiarity with epistemology from the reader, McCain titles each case with a memorable name, describes the details of the case, explains the issue(s) to which the case is relevant, and assesses its significance. McCain also briefly reviews the key responses to the case that have been put forward, and provides a helpful list of suggested readings on the topic. Each entry is accessible, succinct, and self-contained. Epistemology: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments is a fantastic learning tool as well as a handy resource for anyone interested in epistemological issues.

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Ageing without Ageism Conceptual Puzzles and Policy Proposals


Free Download Greg Bognar, "Ageing without Ageism : Conceptual Puzzles and Policy Proposals"
English | ISBN: 0192894099 | 2023 | 288 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Ageing without Ageism? contributes to the essential and timely discussion of age, ageism, population ageing, and public policy. It demonstrates the breadth of the challenges posed by these issues by covering a wide range of policy areas: from health care to old-age support, from democratic participation to education, and from family to fiscal policy.

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Aesthetics 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments


Free Download Aesthetics: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments (Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments in Philosophy) by Michel-Antoine Xhignesse
English | February 28, 2023 | ISBN: 1032436352 | 356 pages | EPUB | 1.33 Mb
Aesthetics: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments is a teaching-focused resource, which highlights the contributions that imaginative scenarios―paradoxes, puzzles, and thought experiments alike―have made to the development of contemporary analytic aesthetics. The book is divided into sections pertaining to art-making, ontology, aesthetic judgements, appreciation and interpretation, and ethics and value, and offers an accessible summary of ten debates falling under each section.

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