I Think, Therefore I Laugh

I Think, Therefore I Laugh
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Total Pages : 178
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ISBN-10 : 0140295488
ISBN-13 : 9780140295481
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Book Synopsis I Think, Therefore I Laugh by : John Allen Paulos

Download or read book I Think, Therefore I Laugh written by John Allen Paulos and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Wittgenstein's quip that a book on philosophy might consist entirely of jokes I Think, Therefore I Laugh explores topics such as misunderstandings of mathematics and science and of the relation between them, pseudo-science and its appeal, the uses and misuses of probability and statistics, humour and higher order endeavours and the interplay between narrative and numbers. This is a new edition of John Allen Paulos' second of six books and fans will recognise themes he later went on to pursue in other words.


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