The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
Paperback
Publication Date: 21/11/2004
In Infinity and the Mind, Rudy Rucker leads an excursion to that stretch of the universe he calls the "Mindscape," where he explores infinity in all its forms: potential and actual, mathematical and physical, theological and mundane. Rucker acquaints us with Godel's rotating universe, in which it is theoretically possible to travel into the past, and explains an interpretation of quantum mechanics in which billions of parallel worlds are produced every microsecond. It is in the realm of infinity, he maintains, that mathematics, science, and logic merge with the fantastic. By closely examining the paradoxes that arise from this merging, we can learn a great deal about the human mind, its powers, and its limitations.
- ISBN:
- 9780691121277
- 9780691121277
- Category:
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 21-11-2004
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions (mm):
- 235x152x25mm
- Weight:
- 0.51kg
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