The Geometry of Meaning

by Arthur M. Young and Arthur Young

Book Overview

'All meaning is an angle.' With this intriguing aphorism, Arthur Young introduces his bold exploration of the fundamental relationships underlying reality. 'Meaning' he explains, 'is in general a kind... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440049911
• ISBN13: 9780440049913
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Striking and persuasive virtuosity of thought

Arthur M. Young invented and created the Bell helicopter, the bubble-topped device we know from MASH, and the first commercially licensed helicopter in the country (and I think the world.) The same pragmatism, insight, and stubbornness that enabled him to realize that creation gives him the brainpower and audacity to come up with a theory of meaning that derives, in a flat-footed way, from equations of high-school physics. It stretches your brain in a direction, and to an extent, that will surprise you. I first read this book in the late 70's, and while it has attracted some following, it remains largely undiscovered. I have reread it twice recently and I see more each time. The Reflexive Universe is the sequel, and it is equally wonderful. AMY's thinking can be sampled at arthuryoung.com.