Paradoxes are more than just intellectual puzzles - they raise
substantive philosophical issues and offer the promise of increased
philosophical knowledge. In this introduction to paradox and
paradoxes, Doris Olin shows how seductive paradoxes can be, why
they confuse and confound, and why they continue to fascinate. Olin
examines the nature of paradox, outlining a rigorous definition and
providing a clear and incisive statement of what does and does not
count as a resolution of a paradox. The view that a statement can
be both true and false, that contradictions can be true, is seen to
provide a challenge to the account of paradox resolution, and is
explored. With this framework in place, the book then turns to an
in-depth treatment of the Prediction Paradox, versions of the
Preface/Fallibility Paradox, the Lottery Paradox, Newcomb's
Problem, the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Sorites Paradox. Each of
these paradoxes is shown to have considerable philosophical punch.
Olin unpacks the central arguments in a clear and systematic
fashion, offers original analyses and solutions, and exposes
further unsettling implications for some of our most deep-seated
principles and convictions.
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