The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy - Hardcover
by Karl Sigmund
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541602694ISBN-10:1541602692UPC:9781541602694Book Category:Mathematics, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, EpistemologySize:9.40 x 6.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCCQGBSJTJ
The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy
"A mind-bending jaunt ... that makes clear in fascinating detail how math is more than a sum of its parts" (Publishers Weekly) "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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541602694ISBN-10:1541602692UPC:9781541602694Book Category:Mathematics, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, EpistemologySize:9.40 x 6.30 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCCQGBSJTJ
Karl Sigmund is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Vienna. One of the pioneers of evolutionary game theory, he has authored several other books on mathematics and philosophy, including Games of Life and Exact Thinking in Demented Times. He lives in Vienna, Austria.
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