This Book Does Not Exist: Adventures in the Paradoxical
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Welcome to the perplexing world of the paradoxical. Prepare to stretch your mind and challenge everything you think you think you know as This Book Does Not Exist unveils how weird a world of thought can be.
Filled with philosophical and mathematical problems to baffle and delight you This Book Does Not Exist is packed with thought experiments, real-life examples and puzzles for you to try. It also introduces you to some of the great names in the field of paradoxes, from ancient Greece to Albert Einstein.
This Book Does Not Exist takes you a breathtaking journey from the counterintuitive to the downright absurd. On the way it will introduce you to topics such as impossible objects, how to expect the unexpected, and the trouble with time travel - this is a book that will change the way you think.
Author: Gary Hayden
Format: Paperback, 160 pages, 140mm x 210mm
Published: 2009, Allen & Unwin, Australia
Genre: History of Ideas & Popular Philosophy
Description
Welcome to the perplexing world of the paradoxical. Prepare to stretch your mind and challenge everything you think you think you know as This Book Does Not Exist unveils how weird a world of thought can be.
Filled with philosophical and mathematical problems to baffle and delight you This Book Does Not Exist is packed with thought experiments, real-life examples and puzzles for you to try. It also introduces you to some of the great names in the field of paradoxes, from ancient Greece to Albert Einstein.
This Book Does Not Exist takes you a breathtaking journey from the counterintuitive to the downright absurd. On the way it will introduce you to topics such as impossible objects, how to expect the unexpected, and the trouble with time travel - this is a book that will change the way you think.
This Book Does Not Exist: Adventures in the Paradoxical