Infinity and the mind. The science and philosophy of the infinite

Rucker, Rudy -

ISBN 10: 0691001723 / ISBN 13: 9780691001722

Verlag: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press (Science Library), 1995

Beschreibung

Formateinband: Paperback / kartoniert XII, 342 S. (24 cm) 1. Princeton paperback print.; Rücken minimal geblichen; sonst in gutem Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 650 [Stichwörter: Logic, Symbolic and mathematical ; Set theory, Das Unendliche].

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3388

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Infinity and the mind. The science and philosophy of the infinite
• Verlag: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press (Science Library)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0691001723
• ISBN-13: 9780691001722
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: Gut
• Gewicht: 650 Gramm
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Philosophie

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"Rudy Rucker's Infinity and the Mind is a terrific study with real mathematical depth."--New Yorker

"Rudy Rucker, set theorist and science-fiction author, has continued the tradition ... of making mathematics and computer science accessible to the intellectually minded layperson.... Infinity and the Mind is funny, provocative, entertaining, and profound."--Joseph Shipman, Journal of Symbolic Logic

"Attempts to put Gödel's theorems into sharper focus, or at least to explain them to the nonspecialist, abound. My personal favorite is Rudy Rucker's Infinity and the Mind, which I recommend without reservation."--Craig Smorynski, The American Mathematical Monthly

"[Rucker] leads his readers through these mental gymnastics in an easy, informal way."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A captivating excursion through the mathematical approaches to the notions of infinity and the implications of that mathematics for the vexing questions on the mind, existence, and consciousness."--Mathematics Teacher

"It is difficult to find any aspect of infinity that is not explored in this compelling book. . . . This memorable book is one to be kept on an accessible shelf after reading it: it will not leave the reader unaffected."--Journal for Research in Mathematics Education