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The paradoxicon

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Doubleday Publishing, 1983 - Philosophy - 230 pages
A guide to the phenomenon of the paradox presents a diverse selection of contradictions and impossibilities, accompanied by detailed explanations, to challenge the mind

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User Review  - Amanda Kruel - Goodreads

Fairly thorough, but somewhat repetitive and not always as clear as it could be. Probably nothing new for anyone who's read anything even general about paradoxes, but still some of it's worth checking out. Read full review

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Contents

The Paradox of Amphibius
11
Geometric Vanishes
35
Get Off the Earth Puzzle I
38
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The Paradoxicon
The Paradoxicon
Nicholas Falletta
No preview available - 1990

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About the author (1983)

Nicholas Falletta is a writer and editor specializing in creating educational materials in language arts and mathematics for many of America's top academic publishers.

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TitleThe paradoxicon
AuthorNicholas Falletta
Editionillustrated
PublisherDoubleday Publishing, 1983
ISBN0385179324, 9780385179324
Length230 pages
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Philosophy / General
Philosophy / Logic
  
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