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About The Book
A playful but rigorous journey through paradoxes—where logic meets poetry.
Paradox is a guided tour of puzzles that have shaped logic, science, economics, mathematics, and philosophy—told in verse and unpacked in prose. Each paradox is introduced as a formally rhymed poem, followed by a concise explanation that makes the underlying idea clear without sacrificing rigor. Along the way, readers encounter liars and barbers, time-travelers and twins, markets that fail because they work too well, infinities that misbehave, and arguments that collapse under their own logic. Some paradoxes are resolved; others are not. All are illuminating.
Paradox is a guided tour of puzzles that have shaped logic, science, economics, mathematics, and philosophy—told in verse and unpacked in prose. Each paradox is introduced as a formally rhymed poem, followed by a concise explanation that makes the underlying idea clear without sacrificing rigor. Along the way, readers encounter liars and barbers, time-travelers and twins, markets that fail because they work too well, infinities that misbehave, and arguments that collapse under their own logic. Some paradoxes are resolved; others are not. All are illuminating.
Product Details
- Publisher: Iff Books (March 30, 2027)
- Length: 304 pages
- ISBN13: 9781806950768
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