<p>We conceive of and describe the world in ways that usually work just fine, but in the far corners of the labyrinth of reason, our best intentions fold back on themselves, and we end up trapped in an intractable loop or tumbling down a chute of infinite regress. Labyrinths of Reason is a collection of classic philosophical thought experiments and other imponderables that push reason and language to their logical limits. Beyond just idle brainteasers, William Poundstone shows that these mental exercises have profound implications for such fields as cryptography, decision theory, subatomic physics, and computer programming. But most of all, they're good, clean philosophical fun!</p>

Labyrinths Of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles And The Frailty Of Knowledge

William Poundstone

Science & Math

Penguin

The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge (Oxford Paperbacks)

Oxford Paperbacks

A biography of one of the most influential thinkers of the century tells how John von Neumann invented the digital computer and constructed a game theory called prisoner's dilemma, which was often used as an allegory for the nuclear arms race.

Prisoner's Dilemma [PRISONERS DILEMMA]

Biographies & Memoirs

Anchor

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA (2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316005304 ISBN-13: 978-0316005302 Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 0.9 x 6.9 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces

How Would You Move Mount Fuji?

Hachette Book Group, USA

Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?: Trick Questions, Zen-Like Riddles, Insanely Difficult Puzzles, and Other Devious Interviewing Techniques You Need to Know to Get a Job Anywhere in the New Economy

Little. Brown and Company

Head in the Cloud: Why Knowing Things Still Matters When Facts Are So Easy to Look Up

Business & Money

Industries

Little, Brown Spark

Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge

William Morrow & Co.

Gaming The Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It)

Hill and Wang, New York

<p>The uncensored truth about all sorts of stuff you are never supposed to know. Learn the answers to hundreds of questions such as . . . What's the best way to beat a lie detector test? What's really in Spam?, Coca-Cola, the secret recipe for Mrs. Field's Cookies? What's the meaning behind all those seemingly meaningless doodles of graffiti? What's the truth behind the rumor of Walt Disney being cryogebnically frozen and hidden in a secret vault benath Disneyland? . . . and many, many more.</p>

The Big Book of Big Secrets - the Uncensored Truth About All Sorts of Stuff You are Never Supposed to Know

Barnes_and_Noble

How to Predict the Unpredictable: The Art of Outsmarting Almost Everyone

Oneworld Publications

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