Reality : a very short introduction /

'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 philoso...

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Main Author: Westerhoff, Jan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Very short introductions ; 291.
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