The art of logic in an illogical world
By: Eugenia Chen
Edition: First US edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781541672482
Subjects: Reasoning; Logic
Description: "In The Art of Logic in an Illogical World, Eugenia Cheng throws a lifeline to readers drowning in the illogic of contemporary life. Cheng is a mathematician, so she knows how to make an airtight argument. But even for her, logic sometimes falls prey to emotion, which is why she still fears flying and eats more cookies than she should. If a mathematician can't be logical, what are we to do? In this book, Cheng reveals the inner workings and limitations of logic, and explains why alogic-for example, emotion-is vital to how we think and communicate"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The power of logic. Why logic? ; What logic is ; The directionality of logic ; Opposites and falsehoods ; Blame and responsibility ; Relationships ; How to be right; title: The limits of logic. Truth and humans ; Paradoxes ; Where logic can't help us; title: Beyond logic. Axioms ; Fine lines and gray areas ; Analogies ; Equivalence ; Emotions ; Intelligence and rationality.