I think, therefore I laugh: The Humorous Side of Philosophy - The Philosopher's Stone Series

Author: John Allen Paulos, translated by Xu Xiangdong
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: This book is divided into 4 chapters: Two Pairs of Impossible Partners; Logic; Science; Characters. Through fictional dialogues between Wittgenstein and Carroll, and Grocho and Russell, the author humorously explores the "humorous side of philosophy," the "fallacious syllogisms" in logical reasoning, the Liar Paradox, vividly explaining G?del's Incompleteness Theorems, the Green-Blue and Blue-Green Paradox, and the Raven Paradox. From reductionism, fallibilism, and opportunism to randomness, complexity, and Bell's inequality, with the help of numerous allegories, stories, and puzzles, the book uncovers the deep resonance between analytical philosophy and humor, revealing the underlying meanings of non-determinism, the Prisoner's Dilemma, and the Voting Paradox, ultimately concluding with "I think, therefore I laugh." Since its English publication in 1985, the book has been translated into Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Turkish, Japanese, and other languages.