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Reality : a very short introduction / Jan Westerhoff.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 291Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 122 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199594412 (pbk.)
  • 0199594414 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 110 22
LOC classification:
  • BD331 .W47 2011
Contents:
Introduction; 1. What is real? Dreams and simulations; 2. Is matter real?; 3. Are persons real?; 4. Is time real?; Conclusion.
Summary: 'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-119) and index.

Introduction; 1. What is real? Dreams and simulations; 2. Is matter real?; 3. Are persons real?; 4. Is time real?; Conclusion.

'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science.

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