Er studierte zunachst mathematik, wandte sich dann aber dem theater zu. The book was originally written in english, and was translated into greek by author. En intens, kompliceret og underholdende graphic novel om filosoffen og matematikeren bertrand russells liv. Probing and ingeniously layered, the book throws light on russells inner struggles while setting them in the context of the timeless questions he spent his life trying to answer. The book depicts russells fascinating encounters with the great philosophers and logicians of his time. The books narrator is the most eloquent and spirited of the quests heroes, the great. Logicomix apostolos doxiadis, doxiadis, apostolos e. This involves breathtaking excursions into logic, and. At its heart, logicomix is a story about the conflict between an ideal rationality and the unchanging, flawed fabric of reality. This book tries to tell the story about the search for truth in such a way that everyone can understand it, not only diehard philosophers who read russell or wittgenstein before they go to sleep. An epic search for truth is a graphic novel about the foundational quest in mathematics, written by apostolos doxiadis. Logicomix, a graphic novel, is based on the epic story of the quest for the.
Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture by apostolos. The third part contains critical remarks on 1 the relationship between logicomix and reality. The things that cannot be talked about logically are the only ones which are truly important. Apostolos doxiadis is the author of uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture faber and logicomix bloomsbury february 2012.
A comicbook tour of logic, math and madness, populated by bertrand. Apostolos doxiadis is a writer whose international bestseller uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture helped start the mathematical fiction trend. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. An epic search for truth by papadimitriou, christos, doxiadis, apostolos and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture by apostolos doxiadis 20010305 apostolos doxiadis. For expert assistance on logic, doxiadis called on his friend christos.
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