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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 247 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781429469814 1429469811 0191515728 9780191515729 9780199282791 019928279X 1281145556 9781281145550 9786611145552 6611145559 |
