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For thousands of years, mathematicians have used the timeless art of logic to see the world more clearly. In The Art of Logic, Royal Society Science Book Prize nominee Eugenia Cheng shows how anyone can think like a mathematician - and see, argue and think [...] how to simplify complex decisions without over-simplifying them. Discover the power of analogies and the dangers of false equivalences. Find out how people construct misleading arguments, and how we can argue back.Eugenia Cheng teaches us how to find clarity without losing nuance, taking a careful scalpel to the complexities of politics, privilege, sexism and dozens of other real-world situations. Her Art of Logic is a practical and inspiring guide to decoding the modern world.
For thousands of years, mathematicians have used the timeless art of logic to see the world more clearly. In The Art of Logic, Royal Society Science Book Prize nominee Eugenia Cheng shows how anyone can think like a mathematician - and see, argue and think [...] how to simplify complex decisions without over-simplifying them. Discover the power of analogies and the dangers of false equivalences. Find out how people construct misleading arguments, and how we can argue back.Eugenia Cheng teaches us how to find clarity without losing nuance, taking a careful scalpel to the complexities of politics, privilege, sexism and dozens of other real-world situations. Her Art of Logic is a practical and inspiring guide to decoding the modern world.
Über den Autor
Eugenia Cheng is Honorary Fellow in Pure Mathematics at the University of Sheffield and Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was educated at the University of Cambridge and did post-doctoral work at the Universities of Cambridge, Chicago and Nice. Since 2007 her YouTube lectures and videos have been viewed over a million times. A concert pianist, she also speaks French, English and Cantonese, and her mission in life is to rid the world of maths phobia. She is the author of How to Bake Pi and Beyond Infinity, which was shortlisted for the 2017 Royal Society Science Book Prize.
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
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Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: |
XII
308 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781788160391 |
ISBN-10: | 1788160398 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Cheng, Eugenia |
Hersteller: | Profile Books |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
Maße: | 198 x 128 x 25 mm |
Von/Mit: | Eugenia Cheng |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.07.2019 |
Gewicht: | 0,263 kg |
Über den Autor
Eugenia Cheng is Honorary Fellow in Pure Mathematics at the University of Sheffield and Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was educated at the University of Cambridge and did post-doctoral work at the Universities of Cambridge, Chicago and Nice. Since 2007 her YouTube lectures and videos have been viewed over a million times. A concert pianist, she also speaks French, English and Cantonese, and her mission in life is to rid the world of maths phobia. She is the author of How to Bake Pi and Beyond Infinity, which was shortlisted for the 2017 Royal Society Science Book Prize.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: |
XII
308 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781788160391 |
ISBN-10: | 1788160398 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Cheng, Eugenia |
Hersteller: | Profile Books |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
Maße: | 198 x 128 x 25 mm |
Von/Mit: | Eugenia Cheng |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.07.2019 |
Gewicht: | 0,263 kg |
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