The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener - Softcover

Gardner, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 068802064X ISBN 13: 9780688020644

Publisher: Quill, 1983

Synopsis

A noted author and science writer defends his personal attitudes toward the fundamental issues of classical philosophy, discussing the awesome mystery surrounding science and life and explaining why he considers himself a theist

About this title

From the Publisher:

"Martin Gardner is one of the great intellects produced in this country in this century." - Douglas Hofstadter

"For more than half a century, Martin Gardner has been the single brightest beacon defending rationality and good science.... He is also one of the most brilliant men and gracious writers that I have known." - Stephen Jay Gould

"Martin Gardner's contribution to contemporary culture is unique." - Noam Chomsky

"Martin Gardner is that rarest of all contemporary species: a scholar in nobody's pocket; a sparkling, pellucid science and mathematics writer who can discuss Sigmund Freud, Sherlock Holmes, and proofs of God with equal fluency." - Stefan Kanfer, former book editor of Time magazine

About the Author:

Martin Gardner born in 1914, is regular reviewer for The New York Review of Books and was a Scientific American columnist for over twenty-five years. He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: Quill
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 068802064X
• ISBN 13: 9780688020644
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 454