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Reviews
If only Boghossian's eminently reasonable book were required reading for every freshman considering entrance into the humanities... * Ars Disputandi *
...lucid and effective ... * Times Literary Supplement *
This is a great book for a seminar or discussion group. And its about time that someone wrote it. Happily, it was someone with Boghossians clarity, verve, and panache. * Graham Priest, Review of Metaphysics *
...this is an important book that should be widely read. * Philosophers' Magazine *
This is a book that can be read in an afternoon and thought about for a lifetime. * Wall Street Journal *
...a tour de force: subtle and originalbut accessible enough to be read by anyone with an interest in the subject. * Wall Street Journal *
In both subject matter and execution, this book promises to become a small classic of philosophical analysis. * Choice *
For all its sophistication and erudition, the writing is remarkably clear, free of specialized jargon, and accessible to nonspecialist readers. * Choice *
...the book does a fine job of assessing in brief compass the sort of relativism/constructivism advocated by Rorty and his fellow travelers, and Boghossian's sophisticated and careful arguments against that Rortian view are often ingenious and invariably telling. * Harvey Siegel, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 25/07/07 *
Boghossian has written an excellent book ... it contains relentless exposures of confusion, falsehood, and incoherence. * John R. Searle, New York Review of Books *
Awards
Winner of *Choice* Outstanding Academic Book 2006.
Book Information
ISBN 9780199230419
Author Paul Boghossian
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Clarendon Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 184g
Dimensions(mm) 201mm * 134mm * 9mm