Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite

Rucker, Rudy

ISBN 10: 3764330341 / ISBN 13: 9783764330347

Published by Birkhauser, Boston, Basel, Stuttgart, 1982

About this Item

Dark blue cloth covered boards with silver titles, x, b/w illus., notes, bibliography, index, 342 pages. Light bowing to boards, light rubbing to board cloth and page edge extremities. 1/2" tear to front top left edge of dust jacket, two small tears to front top right edge and back bottom left edge of dj, light rubbing to dust jacket extremities. Tight spine, unmarked interior pages, wrapped in a presentable dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 3864

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
• Publisher: Birkhauser, Boston, Basel, Stuttgart
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764330341
• ISBN 13: 9783764330347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics

About this title

Synopsis

An examination of the mathematical, physical, and philosophical aspects of infinity includes discussions of set theory, the theorems of the mathematician, Kurt Godel, and the concepts of space and time

Review

"Rudy Rucker's Infinity and the Mind is a terrific study with real mathematical depth."--New Yorker

"Rudy Rucker, set theorist and science-fiction author, has continued the tradition ... of making mathematics and computer science accessible to the intellectually minded layperson.... Infinity and the Mind is funny, provocative, entertaining, and profound."--Joseph Shipman, Journal of Symbolic Logic

"Attempts to put Gödel's theorems into sharper focus, or at least to explain them to the nonspecialist, abound. My personal favorite is Rudy Rucker's Infinity and the Mind, which I recommend without reservation."--Craig Smorynski, The American Mathematical Monthly

"[Rucker] leads his readers through these mental gymnastics in an easy, informal way."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A captivating excursion through the mathematical approaches to the notions of infinity and the implications of that mathematics for the vexing questions on the mind, existence, and consciousness."--Mathematics Teacher

"It is difficult to find any aspect of infinity that is not explored in this compelling book. . . . This memorable book is one to be kept on an accessible shelf after reading it: it will not leave the reader unaffected."--Journal for Research in Mathematics Education