Related Books

Universality and the Liar
Language: en
Pages: 250
Authors: Keith Simmons
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-07-30 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is about one of the most baffling of all paradoxes--the famous Liar paradox. Suppose we say: "We are lying now." Then if we are lying, we are telling
Semantic Singularities
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Keith Simmons
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Keith Simmons presents an original, unified solution to the semantic paradoxes which have dogged attempts to give a consistent account of the logic of natural l
The Greatest Liar on Earth
Language: en
Pages: 33
Authors: Mark Greenwood
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Candlewick Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When Louis de Rougemont steps onto the stage to recount his astonishing experiences, he is forced to confront the consequences of his storytelling.
Revenge of the Liar
Language: en
Pages: 384
Authors: JC Beall
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-13 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Liar paradox raises foundational questions about logic, language, and truth (and semantic notions in general). A simple Liar sentence like 'This sentence is
Spandrels of Truth
Language: en
Pages: 169
Authors: Jc Beall
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-09 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Jc Beall presents a new theory of 'transparent' truth. A prominent philosophical view of truth is as an entirely see-through device introduced for only practica