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100 1 _aWesterhoff, Jan
245 1 0 _aReality :
_ba very short introduction
_cJan Westerhoff.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bOxford University Press,
_c©2011.
300 _axii, 123 p. :
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_c18 cm.
490 0 _aVery short introductions ;
_v291
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction; 1. What is real? Dreams and simulations; 2. Is matter real?; 3. Are persons real?; 4. Is time real?; Conclusion.
520 _a'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.
650 0 _aReality.
830 0 _aVery short introductions.
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