Labyrinths of Reason (Penguin Science)

by William Poundstone
Labyrinths of Reason (Penguin Science)  
published February 28th 1991 by Penguin Books Ltd
binding Paperback
isbn 0140131361   (isbn13: 9780140131369)
pages 288
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05-23-07



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Cataath
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Entertaining book that delves into some fundamental problems of logic. It is unfortunate that the reader comes away with bewilderment towards "reality," with no hint that the formalization of logic generates its own paradoxes which are only "real" in as far as we perceive them (and logic itself) as real.
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If you want to really breakdown the nature of knowledge, and what can truely be known, you should check this out. Parts are entertaining, others tedious, and others still will send your mind spinning off into some crazy deep s#!t (Pardon my e-cursing).
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avg rating (this edition): 4.00 (2 ratings)
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other editions

Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge (Paperback)
Im Labyrinth des Denkens. (Paperback)
Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge (Hardcover)