| #2544885 in Books | 2006-05-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .65 x5.84 x8.28l,.70 | File type: PDF | 144 pages||5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| An excellent and mentally stimulating introduction to a wide variety of difficult and deep questions|By Midwest Book Review|Insurmountable Simplicities: Thirty-Nine Philosophical Conundrums presents a veritable smorgasbord of philosophical brain-teasers to be pondered at length by novice and veteran thinkers alike. Why do mirrors appear to invert left and right but not up and d|From Publishers Weekly|Bite-sized bits of thought-provoking philosophy are cunningly explored in this little book of brainteasers. Philosopher-authors Casati and Varzi use playlets, short fiction and imagined correspondence to explore philosophical conundrums ra
"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 ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Insurmountable Simplicities: Thirty-nine Philosophical Conundrums | Roberto Casati, Achille Varzi.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
