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With close to 50,000 copies in print, this book has become a backlist favorite for its offbeat philosophy and its fact-packed, frolicsome text in ... More

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Take a wild and rickety ride through the philosophies of the East and West to discover the madmen, dreamers, and unconventional wisdom seekers in the ... More

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This essential guide to paradoxes takes the reader on a lively tour of puzzles that have taxed thinkers from Zeno to Galileo and Lewis Carroll to ... More

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This intriguing book is not only an explanation of paradoxes but also an excellent introduction to philosophical thinking.

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The author of "Thought Experiments" now offers the first narrative history of paradoxes, a fascinating and eye-opening account that extends from the ... More

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Presents witticisms and apothegms from the sages of ancient Greece and Rome, including anecdotes applicable to contemporary times.

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"Words of Wisdom" is an anthology of history's most memorable, uplifting or thought-provoking quotations from the greatest philosophers who have ever ... More

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A Wittgensteinian way with paradoxes tackles some of the classic philosophical paradoxes that have puzzled philosophers over the centuries and ... More

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This volume shows Russell in transition from a neo-Kantian and neo-Hegelian philosopher to an analytic philosopher of the first rank. During this ... More

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A remarkable collection of quotations, aphorisms, and epigrams relating to beliefs, ideologies, superstitions, and fanaticism, covering more than ... More

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Words of Wisdom is an anthology of history's most memorable, uplifting or thought-provoking quotations from the greatest philosophers who have ever ... More

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The 26 essays in this collection originally appeared in Ayn Rand's column for the Los Angeles Times. The essays exemplify the radical ideas of her ... More

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Dictionary of Paradox is a fascinating reference work for scholars, students, and the general public. It describes those paradoxes that are either ... More

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An array of famous pessimists and ordinary cynics offer droll antidotes to the relentless optimists in the world. The perfect stocking stuffer for ... More

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