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Poundstone writes in a conversational manner that transforms potentially dull topics into a lively and relevant discourse on how we know what we know. Poundstone's more complex and curious frailties in our assembling knowledge and applying logic are n... Read More
Sainsbury's _paradoxes_ is a book about paradoxes. Rucker discusses the impossibility of reconciling all of one's beliefs.
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Or you may prefer to start with his metamagical themas part of which deals with the prisoners dilemma
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One of the reviewers said that the book is not a quick read which is downright absurd
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For my part being already familiar i felt the discussion on each topic was a bit superficial and so i cannot recommend the book to someone who has covered more than half of those topics before
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There are many assumptions in that declaration and perhaps in the end only you can conclude the fact or fiction within your tolerance for shades of grey
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The np npclosed and p logic discussion was prescient when the book was written
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Now its millenium prize problem to prove that p is not equal to np
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Harris discusses the impossibility of reconciling all of ones beliefs spiritual or not into a contradictoryfree system of knowledge
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Labyrinths of reason touches on subjects as varied as ancient riddles computer programming philosophy of science and logic problems
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A masterful study of the limits of and nature of human knowledge what is knowable and what is forever uncertain
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