Description: Circularity : A Common Secret to Paradoxes, Scientific Revolutions and Humor, Paperback by Aharoni, Ron, ISBN 9814723681, ISBN-13 9789814723688, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This supplementary text for students in high school and up is written in plain language with a sense of humor and b&w photos and illustrations. The first part of th is devoted to the 'dark side’ of circular thinking. It explains circularity with real-life examples, such as Smullyan’s Island and proofs for the existence of God and the Loch Ness Monster, as well as discussion of two philosophical paradoxes: the determinism-free will conundrum and the mind-body problem. Part 2 of th is devoted to situations when nature itself poses circularly defined tasks. This section discusses three mathematical discoveries born from recognition of circular phenomena: Georg Cantor’s theorem about sets, Kurt Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, and Alan Turing’s idea that there is no omniscient machine. The final chapter discusses technical points and more complex mathematical insights and looks at circularity humor. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Circularity : A Common Secret to Paradoxes, Scientific Revolution
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Circularity : the Story of an Illusionist
Publisher: World Industries Scientific Publishing Co Pte LTD
Subject: History & Philosophy, General, Logic, Set Theory
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Mathematics, Philosophy
Author: Ron Aharoni
Format: Trade Paperback
