I Think, Therefore I Laugh: The Flip Side of Philosophy

by John Allen Paulos

Overview

The preeminent explicator of mathematical logic to non-mathematicians, John Allen Paulos is familiar to general readers not only from his bestselling books but also from his media appearances, including The David Letterman Show and National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" and "Science Friday," as well as articles in Newsweek, Nature, Discover, Business Week, the New York Times Book Review, The Nation, New York Review of Books, and The London Review of Books.

Paulos originally wrote this charming little book on analytic logic, its mathematics, and its puzzles in 1985. And as in his later books, he uses jokes, stories, parables, and anecdotes to elucidate difficult concepts, in this case, some of the fundamental problems in modern philosophy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231119153
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	01/11/2000
Edition description:	revised edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1220L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

John Allen Paulos—best-selling author and mathematician—is professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia. He has written numerous books, including Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences, A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, and Once Upon a Number.

What People are Saying About This

Ted Cohen

If, like me, you find fun in logical conundrums and absurdities, you will find plenty [here]. On the other hand, if you're of the type that finds people like Paulos and me tedious, you should look into his book anyway, just to see what you've been missing.

— Ted Cohen, author of Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters

Editorial Reviews

If, like me, you find fun in logical conundrums and absurdities, you will find plenty [here]. On the other hand, if you´re of the type that finds people like Paulos and me tedious, you should look into his book anyway, just to see what you´ve been missing.

Ted Cohen

Paulos is brilliant at capturing difficult ideas in a memorable joke. I've never laughed so much while thinking so hard.

Brian Butterworth