Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge (Softcover)
Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge (Softcover)
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VERY GOOD: This small book is in very good condition, showing only the slightest signs of use and wear (slightly bent corners). The pages are beginning to tan, but are in excellent condition and are free of writing.Product Details
From the back cover: "The work is a tour de force in every area it touches, and it touches some of the most important and deepest thinking of the twentieth century. This highly original and creative work provides a new way of looking at familiar facts... Poundstone's book is a science writer's ideal, satisfying to both specialists and amateur." —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewBRIEF CONTENTS
- Part One
- 1. Paradox
- 2. Induction: Hempel's Raven
- 3. Categories: The Grue-Bleen Paradox
- 4. The Unknowable: Nocturnal Doubling
- Part Two
- Interlude: The Puzzles of John H. Watson, M.D.
- 5. Deduction: The Paradox of the Heap
- 6. Belief: The Unexpected Hanging
- 7. The Impossible: The Expectancy Paradox
- 8. Infinity: The Thomson Lamp
- 9. NP-Completeness: The Labyrinth of Ts'ui Pên
- Part Three
- 10. Meaning: Twin Earth
- 11. Mind: Searle's Chinese Room
- 12. Omniscience: Newcomb's Paradox
- Bibliography
- Index
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PUBLISHER: Anchor Books
ISBN-13: 9780385242714
ISBN-10: 0385242719