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A Certain Ambiguity
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Author : Gaurav Suri
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-01
A Certain Ambiguity written by Gaurav Suri and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-01 with Fiction categories.
While taking a class on infinity at Stanford in the late 1980s, Ravi Kapoor discovers that he is confronting the same mathematical and philosophical dilemmas that his mathematician grandfather had faced many decades earlier--and that had landed him in jail. Charged under an obscure blasphemy law in a small New Jersey town in 1919, Vijay Sahni is challenged by a skeptical judge to defend his belief that the certainty of mathematics can be extended to all human knowledge--including religion. Together, the two men discover the power--and the fallibility--of what has long been considered the pinnacle of human certainty, Euclidean geometry. As grandfather and grandson struggle with the question of whether there can ever be absolute certainty in mathematics or life, they are forced to reconsider their fundamental beliefs and choices. Their stories hinge on their explorations of parallel developments in the study of geometry and infinity--and the mathematics throughout is as rigorous and fascinating as the narrative and characters are compelling and complex. Moving and enlightening, A Certain Ambiguity is a story about what it means to face the extent--and the limits--of human knowledge.
A Certain Ambiguity
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Author : Gaurav Suri
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-21
A Certain Ambiguity written by Gaurav Suri and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-21 with Fiction categories.
While taking a class on infinity at Stanford in the late 1980s, Ravi Kapoor discovers that he is confronting the same mathematical and philosophical dilemmas that his mathematician grandfather had faced many decades earlier--and that had landed him in jail. Charged under an obscure blasphemy law in a small New Jersey town in 1919, Vijay Sahni is challenged by a skeptical judge to defend his belief that the certainty of mathematics can be extended to all human knowledge--including religion. Together, the two men discover the power--and the fallibility--of what has long been considered the pinnacle of human certainty, Euclidean geometry. As grandfather and grandson struggle with the question of whether there can ever be absolute certainty in mathematics or life, they are forced to reconsider their fundamental beliefs and choices. Their stories hinge on their explorations of parallel developments in the study of geometry and infinity--and the mathematics throughout is as rigorous and fascinating as the narrative and characters are compelling and complex. Moving and enlightening, A Certain Ambiguity is a story about what it means to face the extent--and the limits--of human knowledge.
A Certain Ambiguity
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Author : Gaurav Suri
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
A Certain Ambiguity written by Gaurav Suri and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Mathematics categories.
While Taking A Class On Infinity At Stanford In The Late 1980S, Ravi Kapoor Discovers That He Is Confronting The Same Mathematical And Philosophical Dilemmas That His Mathematician Grandfather Had Faced Many Decades Earlier-And That Had Landed Him In Jail. Charged Under An Obscure Blasphemy Law In A Small New Jersey Town In 1919, Vijay Sahni Was Challenged By A Sceptical Judge To Defend His Belief That The Certainty Of Mathematics Can Be Extended To All Human Knowledge-Including Religion. Both Vijay And Ravi Discover The Power-And The Fallibility-Of What Has Long Been Considered The Pinnacle Of Human Certainty, Euclidean Geometry. As Grandfather And Grandson Struggle With The Question Of Whether There Can Ever Be Absolute Certainty In Mathematics Or Life, They Are Forced To Reconsider Their Fundamental Beliefs And Choices. Their Stories Hinge On Their Explorations Of Parallel Developments In The Study Of Geometry And Infinity-And The Mathematics Throughout Is As Rigorous And Fascinating As The Narrative And Characters Are Compelling And Complex. Moving And Enlightening, A Certain Ambiguity Is A Story About What It Means To Face The Extent-And The Limits-Of Human Knowledge. Praise For The Book A Certain Ambiguity Is An Amazing Narrative That Glows With A Vivid Sense Of The Beauty And Wonder Of Mathematics . . . Mixing Fiction With Non-Fiction, [It] Is A Veritable History Of Mathematics Disguised As A Novel.'-Martin Gardner This Is A Truly Captivating Thriller That Will Take You On A Whirlwind Tour To Infinity-And Beyond. But Be Warned: Once You Start Reading, You Won'T Be Able To Put It Aside Until Finished!'-Eli Maor, Author Of E: The Story Of A Number And The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History By Deftly Blending The Young Man'S Story With Mathematical Ideas And Historical Developments . . . The Authors Succeed Brilliantly In Taking The Reader On A Tour Of Some Of The Major Highlights In The Philosophy Of Mathematics . . . The Book Also Examines, Through The Minds Of Its Characters, The Natures Of Faith . . . And Truth.'-Keith Devlin, Author Of The Math Gene
How Mathematicians Think
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Author : William Byers
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2010-05-02
How Mathematicians Think written by William Byers and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-02 with Mathematics categories.
To many outsiders, mathematicians appear to think like computers, grimly grinding away with a strict formal logic and moving methodically--even algorithmically--from one black-and-white deduction to another. Yet mathematicians often describe their most important breakthroughs as creative, intuitive responses to ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox. A unique examination of this less-familiar aspect of mathematics, How Mathematicians Think reveals that mathematics is a profoundly creative activity and not just a body of formalized rules and results. Nonlogical qualities, William Byers shows, play an essential role in mathematics. Ambiguities, contradictions, and paradoxes can arise when ideas developed in different contexts come into contact. Uncertainties and conflicts do not impede but rather spur the development of mathematics. Creativity often means bringing apparently incompatible perspectives together as complementary aspects of a new, more subtle theory. The secret of mathematics is not to be found only in its logical structure. The creative dimensions of mathematical work have great implications for our notions of mathematical and scientific truth, and How Mathematicians Think provides a novel approach to many fundamental questions. Is mathematics objectively true? Is it discovered or invented? And is there such a thing as a "final" scientific theory? Ultimately, How Mathematicians Think shows that the nature of mathematical thinking can teach us a great deal about the human condition itself.
The Ambiguity Of Play
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Author : Brian Sutton-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
The Ambiguity Of Play written by Brian Sutton-Smith and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Education categories.
Sutton-Smith focuses on play theories rooted in seven distinct "rhetorics"--The ancient discourses of fate, power, communal identity, and frivolity and the modern discourses of progress, the imaginary, and the self. In a sweeping analysis that moves from the question of play in child development to the implications of play for the Western work ethic, he explores the values, historical sources, and interests that have dictated the terms and forms of play put forth in each discourse's "objective" theory
Navigating Ambiguity
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Author : Andrea Small
language : en
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Release Date : 2022-04-19
Navigating Ambiguity written by Andrea Small and has been published by Ten Speed Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-19 with Business & Economics categories.
A thought-provoking guide to help you lean in to the discomfort of the unknown to turn creative opportunities into intentional design, from Stanford University's world-renowned d.school. “Navigating Ambiguity reminds us not to run from uncertainty but rather see it as a defining moment of opportunity.”—Yves Béhar, Founder and CEO, fuseproject A design process presents a series of steps, but in real life, it rarely plays out this neatly. Navigating Ambiguity underscores how the creative process isn’t formulaic. This book shows you how to surrender control by being adaptable, curious, and unbiased as well as resourceful, tenacious, and courageous. Designers and educators Andrea Small and Kelly Schmutte use humor and clear steps to help you embrace uncertainty as you approach a creative project. First, they explain how the brain works and why it defaults to certainty. Then they show you how to let go of the need for control and instead employ a flexible strategy that relies on the balance between acting and adapting, and the give-and-take between opposing approaches to make your way to your goal. Beautiful cut-paper artwork illustrations offer ways to rethink creative work without hitting the usual roadblocks. The result is a more open and satisfying journey from assignment or idea to finished product.
Seven Types Of Ambiguity
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Author : William Empson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2004
Seven Types Of Ambiguity written by William Empson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Ambiguity in literature categories.
Hailed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1930, this landmark in the history of criticism draws on authors from Chaucer to Eliot, illuminating the strategies of individual writers and creating a brilliant theory of poetic practice.
The Ethics Of Ambiguity
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Author : Simone de Beauvoir
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2018-05-08
The Ethics Of Ambiguity written by Simone de Beauvoir and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-08 with Philosophy categories.
From the groundbreaking author of The Second Sex comes a radical argument for ethical responsibility and freedom. In this classic introduction to existentialist thought, French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir’s The Ethics of Ambiguity simultaneously pays homage to and grapples with her French contemporaries, philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, by arguing that the freedoms in existentialism carry with them certain ethical responsibilities. De Beauvoir outlines a series of “ways of being” (the adventurer, the passionate person, the lover, the artist, and the intellectual), each of which overcomes the former’s deficiencies, and therefore can live up to the responsibilities of freedom. Ultimately, de Beauvoir argues that in order to achieve true freedom, one must battle against the choices and activities of those who suppress it. The Ethics of Ambiguity is the book that launched Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist and existential philosophy. It remains a concise yet thorough examination of existence and what it means to be human.
Ambiguity Machines
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Author : Vandana Singh
language : en
Publisher: Small Beer Press
Release Date : 2018-02-13
Ambiguity Machines written by Vandana Singh and has been published by Small Beer Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-13 with Fiction categories.
Philip K. Dick Award finalist Praise for Vandana Singh: “A most promising and original young writer.”—Ursula K. Le Guin “Lovely! What a pleasure this book is . . . full of warmth, compassion, affection, high comedy and low.”—Molly Gloss, author of The Hearts of Horses “Vandana Singh’s radiant protagonist is a planet unto herself.”—Village Voice “Sweeping starscapes and daring cosmology that make Singh a worthy heir to Cordwainer Smith and Arthur C. Clarke.”—Chris Moriarty, Fantasy & Science Fiction “I’m looking forward to the collection . . . everything I’ve read has impressed me—the past and future visions in ‘Delhi’, the intensity of ‘Thirst’, the feeling of escape at the end of ‘The Tetrahedron’...” —Niall Harrison, Vector (British Science Fiction Association) “...the first writer of Indian origin to make a serious mark in the SF world ... she writes with such a beguiling touch of the strange.” —Nilanjana Roy, Business Standard In her first North American collection, Vandana Singh’s deep humanism interplays with her scientific background in stories that explore and celebrate this world and others and characters who are trying to make sense of the people they meet, what they see, and the challenges they face. An eleventh century poet wakes to find he is as an artificially intelligent companion on a starship. A woman of no account has the ability to look into the past. In "Requiem," a major new novella, a woman goes to Alaska to try and make sense of her aunt’s disappearance. Singh's stories have been performed on BBC radio, been finalists for the British SF Association award, selected for the Tiptree award honor list, and oft reprinted in Best of the Year anthologies. Her dives deep into the vast strangeness of the universe without and within and with her unblinking clear vision she explores the ways we move through space and time: together, yet always apart.
A Culture Of Ambiguity
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Author : Thomas Bauer
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-08
A Culture Of Ambiguity written by Thomas Bauer and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-08 with Religion categories.
In the Western imagination, Islamic cultures are dominated by dogmatic religious norms that permit no nuance. Those fighting such stereotypes have countered with a portrait of Islam’s medieval “Golden Age,” marked by rationality, tolerance, and even proto-secularism. How can we understand Islamic history, culture, and thought beyond this dichotomy? In this magisterial cultural and intellectual history, Thomas Bauer reconsiders classical and modern Islam by tracing differing attitudes toward ambiguity. Over a span of many centuries, he explores the tension between one strand that aspires to annihilate all uncertainties and establish absolute, uncontestable truths and another, competing tendency that looks for ways to live with ambiguity and accept complexity. Bauer ranges across cultural and linguistic ambiguities, considering premodern Islamic textual and cultural forms from law to Quranic exegesis to literary genres alongside attitudes toward religious minorities and foreigners. He emphasizes the relative absence of conflict between religious and secular discourses in classical Islamic culture, which stands in striking contrast to both present-day fundamentalism and much of European history. Bauer shows how Islam’s encounter with the modern West and its demand for certainty helped bring about both Islamicist and secular liberal ideologies that in their own ways rejected ambiguity—and therefore also their own cultural traditions. Awarded the prestigious Leibniz Prize, A Culture of Ambiguity not only reframes a vast range of Islamic history but also offers an interdisciplinary model for investigating the tolerance of ambiguity across cultures and eras.