LOGICAL FICTIONS: Tools for Learning the Facts - Couverture souple

Bauer, Frederick

 
9780595450527: LOGICAL FICTIONS: Tools for Learning the Facts
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595450520 ISBN 13 : 9780595450527
Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

The media bombard us with claims that are often strange, unclear, and even upsetting. Quantum physicists claim that "vacuum nothingness" is not really nothing, because it teems with energy and virtual particles. Psychological research suggests that most of our neighbors suffer from some degree of mental disorder. Social scientists assure us that science itself is simply a cultural myth.Can anyone sort out fact from fiction in today's world? The answer, thankfully, is "Yes!" But first, you must make a radical shift in your approach, because serious thinking about reality involves serious thinking about fiction, not only in your everyday mind, but also in the scholarly and technical realms.For anyone who has ever wondered-and you should wonder-whether there really are such things as government, society, the economy, or even marriage, the deeply philosophical and utterly practical Logical Fictions shows you how a solid grounding in logic and language can help you avoid getting trapped by the ideological fictions prevalent in today's sophisticated world.Consider yourself warned: humorous and filled with entertaining examples, this book will stretch your brain and provoke your thoughts. Your view of the world may never be the same.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The media bombard us with claims that are often strange, unclear, and even upsetting. Quantum physicists claim that "vacuum nothingness" is not really nothing, because it teems with energy and virtual particles. Psychological research suggests that most of our neighbors suffer from some degree of mental disorder. Social scientists assure us that science itself is simply a cultural myth.Can anyone sort out fact from fiction in today's world? The answer, thankfully, is "Yes!" But first, you must make a radical shift in your approach, because serious thinking about reality involves serious thinking about fiction, not only in your everyday mind, but also in the scholarly and technical realms.For anyone who has ever wondered-and you should wonder-whether there really are such things as government, society, the economy, or even marriage, the deeply philosophical and utterly practical Logical Fictions shows you how a solid grounding in logic and language can help you avoid getting trapped by the ideological fictions prevalent in today's sophisticated world.Consider yourself warned: humorous and filled with entertaining examples, this book will stretch your brain and provoke your thoughts. Your view of the world may never be the same.

Biographie de l'auteur

Frederick R. Bauer is an associate professor of philosophy at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, and has been teaching since 1967. He also holds a master?s degree in counseling psychology. Dr. Bauer lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, with his wife.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595450520
ISBN 13 
9780595450527
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
108
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0595710220 ISBN 13 :  9780595710225
Editeur : iUniverse, 2007
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