{"product_id":"the-waltz-of-reason-karl-sigmund-9781541602694","title":"The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A mind-bending jaunt ... that makes clear in fascinating detail how math is more than a sum of its parts\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here,\" Plato warned would-be philosophers. Mathematician Karl Sigmund agrees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Waltz of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e, he shows how mathematics and philosophy together have shaped our understanding of space, chance, logic, cooperation, voting, and the social contract. Sigmund shows how game theory is integral to moral philosophy, how statistics shaped the meaning of reason, and how the search for a logical basis for math leads to deep questions about the nature of truth itself. But this is no dry tome: Sigmund's wit and humor shine as brightly as his erudition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Waltz of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing history of ideas as vibrant as a ballroom full of dancers, one that empowers as it entertains, following the complex and occasionally dizzying steps of the thinkers who have molded our thought and founded our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Sigmund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541602692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541602694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2023","brand":"Karl Sigmund","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44190674813183,"sku":"9781541602694","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd06e6a1-bc1c-4d6d-8a04-715a07864b62.jpg?v=1690871780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-waltz-of-reason-karl-sigmund-9781541602694","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}