The Resource Sleight of mind : 75 ingenious paradoxes in mathematics, physics, and philosophy, Matt Cook
Sleight of mind : 75 ingenious paradoxes in mathematics, physics, and philosophy, Matt Cook
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- Summary
- "Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician's purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn't require tangibles, like rabbits or hats. Paradox works in the abstract, with words and concepts and symbols, to create the illusion of contradiction. There are no contradictions in reality, but there can appear to be. In Sleight of Mind, Matt Cook and a few collaborators dive deeply into more than 75 paradoxes in mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the social sciences. As each paradox is discussed and resolved, Cook helps readers discover the meaning of knowledge and the proper formation of concepts—and how reason can dispel the illusion of contradiction. The journey begins with za most ingenious paradoxy from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. Readers will then travel from Ancient Greece to cutting-edge laboratories, encounter infinity and its different sizes, and discover mathematical impossibilities inherent in elections. They will tackle conundrums in probability, induction, geometry, and game theory; perform zsupertasksy; build apparent perpetual motion machines; meet twins living in different millennia; explore the strange quantum world—and much more." --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 350 pages
- Contents
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- Infinity
- Zeno's paradoxes of motion
- Supertasks
- Probability
- Social choice
- Game theory
- Self-reference
- Induction
- Geometry
- Operations
- Classical physics / Nicholas Laurita
- Special relativity / Aidan Chatwin-Davies
- Quantum mechanics / Michael Coughlin, Matt Cook, and Aidan Chatwin-Davies
- Invented or discovered?
- Isbn
- 9780262043465
- Label
- Sleight of mind : 75 ingenious paradoxes in mathematics, physics, and philosophy
- Title
- Sleight of mind
- Title remainder
- 75 ingenious paradoxes in mathematics, physics, and philosophy
- Statement of responsibility
- Matt Cook
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician's purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn't require tangibles, like rabbits or hats. Paradox works in the abstract, with words and concepts and symbols, to create the illusion of contradiction. There are no contradictions in reality, but there can appear to be. In Sleight of Mind, Matt Cook and a few collaborators dive deeply into more than 75 paradoxes in mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the social sciences. As each paradox is discussed and resolved, Cook helps readers discover the meaning of knowledge and the proper formation of concepts—and how reason can dispel the illusion of contradiction. The journey begins with za most ingenious paradoxy from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. Readers will then travel from Ancient Greece to cutting-edge laboratories, encounter infinity and its different sizes, and discover mathematical impossibilities inherent in elections. They will tackle conundrums in probability, induction, geometry, and game theory; perform zsupertasksy; build apparent perpetual motion machines; meet twins living in different millennia; explore the strange quantum world—and much more." --
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- Mathematical physics
- Mathematical physics
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- Paradoxon
- Philosophie
- Physik
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- Sleight of mind : 75 ingenious paradoxes in mathematics, physics, and philosophy, Matt Cook
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Infinity -- Zeno's paradoxes of motion -- Supertasks -- Probability -- Social choice -- Game theory -- Self-reference -- Induction -- Geometry -- Operations -- Classical physics / Nicholas Laurita -- Special relativity / Aidan Chatwin-Davies -- Quantum mechanics / Michael Coughlin, Matt Cook, and Aidan Chatwin-Davies -- Invented or discovered?
- Control code
- 1104853635
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 350 pages
- Isbn
- 9780262043465
- Lccn
- 2019013954
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- unmediated
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- illustrations
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- (OCoLC)1104853635
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- Sleight of mind : 75 ingenious paradoxes in mathematics, physics, and philosophy, Matt Cook
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Infinity -- Zeno's paradoxes of motion -- Supertasks -- Probability -- Social choice -- Game theory -- Self-reference -- Induction -- Geometry -- Operations -- Classical physics / Nicholas Laurita -- Special relativity / Aidan Chatwin-Davies -- Quantum mechanics / Michael Coughlin, Matt Cook, and Aidan Chatwin-Davies -- Invented or discovered?
- Control code
- 1104853635
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 350 pages
- Isbn
- 9780262043465
- Lccn
- 2019013954
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1104853635
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- Mathematical physics
- Mathematical physics
- Mathematical physics
- Mathematik
- Paradox
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- Paradoxon
- Philosophie
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- Paradox
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