Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles and the Frailty of Knowledge

William Poundstone
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This sharply intelligent, consistently provocative book takes the reader on an astonishing, thought-provoking voyage into the realm of delightful uncertainty--a world of paradox in which logical argument leads to contradiction and common sense is seemingly rendered irrelevant.
Genres: PhilosophyScienceNonfictionMathematicsLogicPsychologyPuzzlesHistoryEducationReference
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