Infinity and the mind : the science and philosophy of the infinite

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Infinity and the mind : the science and philosophy of the infinite

by Rudy Rucker

Penguin, 1997, c1995

  • : pbk

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"First published in the USA by Birkhäuser 1982"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. [329]-338

Includes index

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Description

A study of infinity in all its forms and its implications for the human mind. Within the realm of "Mindscape", part of a universe, the book shows that mathematics, science, and logic merge with the fantastic, and so much is revealed about the powers of the mind and its limitations.

Table of Contents

  • Infinity
  • all the numbers
  • the unnameable
  • robots and souls
  • the one and many
  • the transfinite cardinals (PArt contents).

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