Paradoxes

Roy T. Cook is Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department of the University of Minnesota.

"The Liar Paradox and the Sorites Paradox were discovered by the Ancient Greek thinker Eubulides. Two and a half thousand years later, we have a much deeper understanding of these paradoxes, their neighbours, and their importance, but there is still no consensus on how they should be solved.  Roy Cook’s book explains current thinking on these matters in a clear, knowledgeable, and easy-going way. He has fashioned an excellent introduction to this intriguing area of thought."Graham Priest, University of Melbourne"Paradoxes can be the springboard of profound discovery. This book presents paradoxes that matter, and explains why and how they matter. And the book does it all in a user-friendly style that's enjoyable to read. And what's more: the book is reliable, written by one of the leading researchers on the topic. This book is henceforth on my list of required readings for anyone looking to study the philosophy of logic or the interplay of paradoxes, logic, and philosophy generally. It's a great accomplishment by one of today's exciting philosophers."JC Beall, University of Connecticut

• Acknowledgments viiiIntroduction 11 The Care and Feeding of your New Paradoxes 92 The Truth about Truth 303 The Title of this Chapter Will Have its Revenge 624 Some Collections are Bigger and Badder than Others 915 Bald, Not Bald, and Kinda Bald 1286 What We Know about What We Know 156Conclusion: Many Paradoxes, One Solution? 186References 197Index 203