Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math - Joseph Mazur - Books - Plume - 9780452287839 - August 1, 2006
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Joseph Mazur
Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math

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Like Douglas Hofstadter?s Gödel, Escher, Bach, and David Berlinski?s A Tour of the Calculus, Euclid in the Rainforest combines the literary with the mathematical to explore
logic?the one indispensable tool in man?s quest to understand the world. Underpinning both math and science, it is the foundation of every major advancement in knowledge since the time of the ancient Greeks. Through adventure stories and historical narratives populated with a rich and quirky cast of characters, Mazur artfully reveals the less-than-airtight nature of logic and the muddled relationship between math and the real world. Ultimately, Mazur argues, logical reasoning is not purely robotic. At its most basic level, it is a creative process guided by our intuitions and beliefs about the world.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 1, 2006
ISBN13 9780452287839
Publishers Plume
Pages 352
Dimensions 140 × 210 × 30 mm   ·   408 g
Language English  

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