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On Paradox

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Author : Elizabeth S. Anker
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2022-10-28

On Paradox written by Elizabeth S. Anker and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-28 with Philosophy categories.

In On Paradox literary and legal scholar Elizabeth S. Anker contends that faith in the logic of paradox has been the cornerstone of left intellectualism since the second half of the twentieth century. She attributes the ubiquity of paradox in the humanities to its appeal as an incisive tool for exposing and dismantling hierarchies. Tracing the ascent of paradox in theories of modernity, in rights discourse, in the history of literary criticism and the linguistic turn, and in the transformation of the liberal arts in higher education, Anker suggests that paradox not only generates the very exclusions it critiques but also creates a disempowering haze of indecision. She shows that reasoning through paradox has become deeply problematic: it engrains a startling homogeneity of thought while undercutting the commitment to social justice that remains a guiding imperative of theory. Rather than calling for a wholesale abandonment of such reasoning, Anker argues for an expanded, diversified theory toolkit that can help theorists escape the seductions and traps of paradox.

Essays On Paradoxes

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Author : Terry Horgan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017

Essays On Paradoxes written by Terry Horgan and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Mathematics categories.

This volume brings together many of Terence Horgan's essays on paradoxes: Newcomb's problem, the Monty Hall problem, the two-envelope paradox, the sorites paradox, and the Sleeping Beauty problem. Newcomb's problem arises because the ordinary concept of practical rationality constitutively includes normative standards that can sometimes come into direct conflict with one another. The Monty Hall problem reveals that sometimes the higher-order fact of one's having reliably received pertinent new first-order information constitutes stronger pertinent new information than does the new first-order information itself. The two-envelope paradox reveals that epistemic-probability contexts are weakly hyper-intensional; that therefore, non-zero epistemic probabilities sometimes accrue to epistemic possibilities that are not metaphysical possibilities; that therefore, the available acts in a given decision problem sometimes can simultaneously possess several different kinds of non-standard expected utility that rank the acts incompatibly. The sorites paradox reveals that a certain kind of logical incoherence is inherent to vagueness, and that therefore, ontological vagueness is impossible. The Sleeping Beauty problem reveals that some questions of probability are properly answered using a generalized variant of standard conditionalization that is applicable to essentially indexical self-locational possibilities, and deploys "preliminary" probabilities of such possibilities that are not prior probabilities. The volume also includes three new essays: one on Newcomb's problem, one on the Sleeping Beauty problem, and an essay on epistemic probability that articulates and motivates a number of novel claims about epistemic probability that Horgan has come to espouse in the course of his writings on paradoxes. A common theme unifying these essays is that philosophically interesting paradoxes typically resist either easy solutions or solutions that are formally/mathematically highly technical. Another unifying theme is that such paradoxes often have deep-sometimes disturbing-philosophical morals.

Paradox

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Author : A. J. Paquette
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2013-06-25

Paradox written by A. J. Paquette and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-25 with Young Adult Fiction categories.

Fans of James Dashner's Maze Runner series will love this postapocalyptic adventure about a girl who must survive an alien planet in order to save the Earth. Ana only knows her name because of the tag she finds pinned to her jumpsuit. Waking in the featureless compartment of a rocket ship, she opens the hatch to discover that she has landed on a barren alien world. Instructions in her pocket tell her to observe and to survive, no doubt with help from the wicked-looking knives she carries on her belt. But to what purpose? Meeting up with three other teens--one boy seems strangely familiar--Ana treks across the inhospitable landscape, occasionally encountering odd twists of light that carry glimpses of people back on Earth. They're working on some sort of problem, and the situation is critical. What is the connection between Ana's mission on this planet and the crisis back on Earth, and how is she supposed to figure out the answer when she can't remember anything?

Liars And Heaps

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Author : J. C. Beall
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2003

Liars And Heaps written by J. C. Beall and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Philosophy categories.

Logic is fundamental to thought and language. But which logical principles are correct? The paradoxes play a crucial role in answering that question. The so-called Liar and Heap paradoxes challenge our basic ideas about logic; at the very least, they teach us that the correct logical principles are not as obvious as common sense would have it. The essays in this volume, written by leading figures in the field, discuss novel thoughts about the paradoxes.

Paradox

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Author : Margaret Cuonzo
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2014-02-14

Paradox written by Margaret Cuonzo and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-14 with Philosophy categories.

An introduction to paradoxes showing that they are more than mere puzzles but can prompt new ways of thinking. Thinkers have been fascinated by paradox since long before Aristotle grappled with Zeno's. In this volume in The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Margaret Cuonzo explores paradoxes and the strategies used to solve them. She finds that paradoxes are more than mere puzzles but can prompt new ways of thinking. A paradox can be defined as a set of mutually inconsistent claims, each of which seems true. Paradoxes emerge not just in salons and ivory towers but in everyday life. (An Internet search for “paradox” brings forth a picture of an ashtray with a “no smoking” symbol inscribed on it.) Proposing solutions, Cuonzo writes, is a natural response to paradoxes. She invites us to rethink paradoxes by focusing on strategies for solving them, arguing that there is much to be learned from this, regardless of whether any of the more powerful paradoxes is even capable of solution. Cuonzo offers a catalog of paradox-solving strategies—including the Preemptive-Strike (questioning the paradox itself), the Odd-Guy-Out (calling one of the assumptions into question), and the You-Can't-Get-There-from-Here (denying the validity of the reasoning). She argues that certain types of solutions work better in some contexts than others, and that as paradoxicality increases, the success of certain strategies grows more unlikely. Cuonzo shows that the processes of paradox generation and solution proposal are interesting and important ones. Discovering a paradox leads to advances in knowledge: new science often stems from attempts to solve paradoxes, and the concepts used in the new sciences lead to new paradoxes. As Niels Bohr wrote, “How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.”

Elgar Introduction To Organizational Paradox Theory

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Author : Berti, Marco
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-31

Elgar Introduction To Organizational Paradox Theory written by Berti, Marco and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-31 with Business & Economics categories.

This insightful Elgar Introduction comprises the first effort to provide a succinct overview of the field of organizational paradox theory, exploring contradictions and tensions in organizational settings. By conceptually mapping the field, it offers guidance through the literature on paradox, making space for new interpretations and applications of the concept.

Paradox 313 Success Secrets 313 Most Asked Questions On Paradox What You Need To Know

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Author : Steven Ware
language : en
Publisher: Emereo Publishing
Release Date : 2014-09-22

Paradox 313 Success Secrets 313 Most Asked Questions On Paradox What You Need To Know written by Steven Ware and has been published by Emereo Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-22 with Reference categories.

Ready for a Paradox change? There has never been a Paradox Guide like this. It contains 313 answers, much more than you can imagine; comprehensive answers and extensive details and references, with insights that have never before been offered in print. Get the information you need--fast! This all-embracing guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. This Guide introduces what you want to know about Paradox. A quick look inside of some of the subjects covered: Fermi paradox - Humans are not listening properly, List of paradoxes - History, Grandfather paradox - Other considerations, Performance paradox - Comparison to existing models of performance, French Paradox - The French diet is rich in short-chain saturated fatty acids and poor in trans fats, Fermi paradox - Few, if any, other civilizations currently exist, Innovation leadership - Internal/Localized paradoxes, Paradoxical reaction - Antipsychotics, Russell's paradox - Formal presentation, Russell's paradox - Applied versions, Class (set theory) - Paradoxes, Fermi paradox - It is the nature of intelligent life to destroy itself, Paradox of thrift - Overview, Braess paradox, Fermi paradox - Advanced stellar-scale artifacts, Joseph Polchinski - Polchinski's paradox, French Paradox - The French diet is rich in vitamin K2, Choice - Number of options and the paradox of choice, Innovation leadership - Paradoxes of Innovation Leadership, Temporal paradox - Summerville's Timeline Theory, Monty Hall paradox - Solutions using conditional probability, Productivity paradox - Qualifications, Perceptual paradox - Definition, Paradox Interactive - Upcoming titles, List of paradoxes - Infinity and infinitesimals, Paradox of thrift - Austrian School criticism, Grandfather paradox - Restricted action resolution, and much more...

Hands On Paradox

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Author : Steven S. Cobb
language : en
Publisher: Cobb Group
Release Date : 1987-04-01

Hands On Paradox written by Steven S. Cobb and has been published by Cobb Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-04-01 with categories.

Hands On Paradox

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Author : Steven Cobb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987

Hands On Paradox written by Steven Cobb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Paradox (Computer file) categories.

Paradox

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Author : Jim Al-Khalili
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013

Paradox written by Jim Al-Khalili and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Physics categories.

How can a cat be both dead and alive at the same time? Why will Achilles never beat a tortoise in a race, no matter how fast he runs? And how can a person be ten years older than their twin? Throughout history, scientists have been coming up with theories and ideas that just do not seem to make sense