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Insurmountable Simplicities - Thirty-Nine Philosophical Conundrums (Paperback)
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Insurmountable Simplicities - Thirty-Nine Philosophical Conundrums (Paperback)
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Loot Price R421
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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 that
we must observe the law, and if it is not written, why should we
observe it? What if we could swap brains-or the rest of our bodies?
Insurmountable Simplicities is filled with stories, dialogues, and
epistolary exchanges that cover a range of themes-such as personal
identity, causality and responsibility, fortune, the nature of
things, the paradoxes of time and space, the interface between
logic and language-in captivating and inventive ways. Clear,
concise, and intellectually engaging, this internationally
acclaimed book brilliantly demonstrates that the beauty of
philosophy resides in its thorough engagement with the simplicities
of the world, insurmountable as they might initially appear.
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