The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy by Sigmund, Karl

The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy

A story of mathematics, philosophy, and how together they shaped the modern world "Let no one ignorant...
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Author: Karl Sigmund
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The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy by Sigmund, Karl

The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy

€45,99

The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy

€45,99
Author: Karl Sigmund
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A story of mathematics, philosophy, and how together they shaped the modern world

"Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here," Plato warned would-be philosophers. Mathematician Karl Sigmund agrees.

In The Waltz of Reason, he shows how mathematics and philosophy together have shaped our understanding of space, chance, logic, cooperation, voting, and the social contract. Sigmund shows how game theory is integral to moral philosophy, how statistics shaped the meaning of reason, and how the search for a logical basis for math leads to deep questions about the nature of truth itself. But this is no dry tome: Sigmund's wit and humor shine as brightly as his erudition.

The Waltz of Reason is an engrossing history of ideas as vibrant as a ballroom full of dancers, one that empowers as it entertains, following the complex and occasionally dizzying steps of the thinkers who have molded our thought and founded our world.

Author: Karl Sigmund
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 12/19/2023
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781541602694

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