The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy

by Karl Sigmund

"A mind-bending jaunt ... that makes clear in fascinating detail how math is more than a sum of its parts" (Publishers Weekly)

"Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here," Plato warned would-be philosophers. Mathematician Karl Sigmund agrees.

In The Waltz of Reason, he shows how mathematics and philosophy together have shaped our understanding of space, chance, logic, cooperation, voting, and the social contract...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541602692
• ISBN13: 9781541602694
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.4"