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CIRCULARITY: A COMMON SECRET TO PARADOXES, SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS AND HUMOR - Hardcover

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9789814723671: CIRCULARITY: A COMMON SECRET TO PARADOXES, SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS AND HUMOR
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9814723673 ISBN 13: 9789814723671
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2016

Synopsis

"Circularity" is the story of a Janus-faced conceptual structure, that on the one hand led to deep scientific discoveries, and on the other hand is used to trick the mind into believing the impossible. Alongside mathematical revolutions that eventually led to the invention of the computer, the book describes ancient paradoxes that arise from circular thinking. Another aspect of circularity, its ability to entertain, leads to a surprising insight on the time old question "What is humor". The book presents the ubiquity of circularity in many fields, and its power to confuse and to instruct.See

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Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9814723673
ISBN 13 
9789814723671
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
180
Rating
  • 3.88 out of 5 stars
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