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This unique "meta-memoir" blends personal memories with mathematical concepts, prompting readers to reconsider the reliability of memory and the biases in their beliefs. By juxtaposing storytelling's suspension of disbelief with the skepticism of scientific inquiry, John Allen Paulos encourages introspection on the nature of memory and the assumptions we hold. The book challenges readers to question what constitutes fact versus embellishment in their lives, making it a thought-provoking exploration of perception and reality.
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A Numerate Life: A Mathematician Explores the Vagaries of Life, His Own and Probably Yours, John Allen Paulos
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- 2015
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- Titul
- A Numerate Life: A Mathematician Explores the Vagaries of Life, His Own and Probably Yours
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- John Allen Paulos
- Vydavateľ
- Globe Pequot Press
- Vydavateľ
- 2015
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 206
- ISBN13
- 9781633881181
- Kategórie
- Matematika, Životopisy a myšlienky
- Anotácia
- This unique "meta-memoir" blends personal memories with mathematical concepts, prompting readers to reconsider the reliability of memory and the biases in their beliefs. By juxtaposing storytelling's suspension of disbelief with the skepticism of scientific inquiry, John Allen Paulos encourages introspection on the nature of memory and the assumptions we hold. The book challenges readers to question what constitutes fact versus embellishment in their lives, making it a thought-provoking exploration of perception and reality.