Insurmountable Simplicities: 39 Philosophical Conundrums

by Roberto Casati and Achille C. Varzi

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"Perhaps not all the stories that follow are true. They could, however, be true, and the Reader is invited to ponder this." So begins Insurmountable Simplicities , Roberto Casati and Achille Varzi's colorful incarnation of the many philosophical conundrums that hide in the wrinkles of everyday life. Why do mirrors seem to invert left and right but not up and down? How do we know whether strawberries taste the same for everyone? Where is it written...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231137222

ISBN13:9780231137225

Release Date:May 2006

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:132 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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