Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Godel (Great Discoveries): 0 - Hardcover

Goldstein, Rebecca

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393051692 ISBN 13: 9780393051698

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2005

Synopsis

An introduction to the life and thought of Kurt G odel, who transformed our conception of math forever--Provided by publisher.

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Review:

"Magnificent.... A stimulating exploration of both the power and the limitations of the human intellect.... Goldstein is an excellent choice for this installment of Norton's Great Discoveries series: Her philosophical background makes her a sure guide to the underlying ideas, and she brings a novelistic depth of character and atmosphere ... to her sympathetic depiction of the logician's tortured psyche, as his relentless search for logical patterns ... gradually darkened into paranoia."

In this penetrating, accessible, and beautifully written book, Rebecca Goldstein explores not only the work of one of the greatest mathematicians but also the relation of the human mind to the world around it.--Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams

Godel's torment and his genius. By the book's end, we understand well why Einstein would look forward to 'the privilege of walking home with Godel, ' and we can't help but wish that we'd been able to join them.--Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos

About the Author:

Rebecca Goldstein is a MacArthur Fellow, a professor of philosophy, and the author of five novels and a collection of short stories. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0393051692
• ISBN 13: 9780393051698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288