Item #432847 The prevalence of humbug, and other essays / Max Black. Max Black.

The prevalence of humbug, and other essays / Max Black

1983, First Edition. Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #432847
ISBN: 0801415144

Physical description; 187 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Why should I be rational? -- Reasonableness -- Scientific objectivity -- Is scientific neutrality a myth? -- Humaneness -- The prevalence of humbug -- The rationality of voting -- Newcomb's problem demystified. Subjects; Philosophy. Philosophy, American 20th century. Philosophy, Modern 20th century. Philosophy Addresses, essays, lectures. Queens' Members' Archive.

Price: €65.00

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