First published in 1993. Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? Does time flow at an even rate These are just two of the questions that won't be answered in Pseudo-Problems. This book explains how problems are dissolved rather than solved. Roy Sorenson takes the most important and interesting examples from one hundred years of analytic philosophy (and the odd one from the centuries before) to consolidate a new theory of dissolution. Pseudo-Problems is a fast-moving, fascinating alternative history of twentieth-century analytic philosophy, and a fine example of what philosophical analysis should be. Not least, it is an important contribution to the debates about creativity and problem solving.
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A fast-moving, fascinating alternative history of twentieth century analytic philosophy. Using many examples, Sorenson explains how problems are dissolved rather than solved. This is a fine example of what philosophical analysis should be.
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Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. Question quality control, 2. Get ‘real’!, 3. Problems with ‘pseudo-problems’, 4. The soft consensual underbelly of dispute, 5. #?‘!+@me#1;an$#1;@ing~l$ ss*ne$$ˆ, 6. The devil’s volleyball, 7. Popped presuppositions, 8. The unity of opposites, 9. Forging the stream of consciousness, 10. Beyond our ken, 11. The edge of reason, 12. Undermining the undeserving, 13. Enlightened tasks, 14. Depth, Bibliography, Index
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ISBN
9781138984042
Published
2021-12-13
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight
453 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
304
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