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| | 1. |  | Gödel: A Life of Logic from Basic Books Price: $16.15
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 The main result of Godel's Completeness Theorem is that in arithmetic, there are true statements that can never be proven to be true in the system of arithmetic. Using this as a base system, this means that in any system equal to or greater than arithmetic in complexity, there will be true... more info
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| | 2. |  | Complexification from Harper Perennial
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 Casti says, maxims and aphorisms with opposite meaning can both be true in a complex world. Example, people fall in love because: A. 'birds of a feather flock together'.. B.'opposites attract'. Great exercise for clearing out cobwebs in the mind.
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| | 5. |  | Reality Rules, 2 Volume Set from Wiley-Interscience Price: $210.00
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 Mathematical models of the world are the toolset that we use to build everything, from the simplest machine to the largest skyscraper. For example, when a large and tall building is being planned, the foundations are laid based on the models for the type of soil, width of the building, the weight of... more info
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| | 8. | [no image] | Paradigms Lost from Abacus
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 Paradigms Lost: Images of Man in the Mirror of Science This incredible book presents a masterful, easy-to-grasp overview of science's answers to the great questions as we understand them today. The heart of this book consists of six chapters, each devoted to a case study of one of the major... more info
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| | 9. |  | Paradigms Lost from Harper Perennial
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 Casti is one of the best science writers out there considering he isn't nearly as well known as some of them, but he deserves to be. Also, his books are consistently at a respectable level of technical detail and sophistication which is rare in science writing intended for the layman. In this book,... more info
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