Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics
By: Joel David Hamkins
4.35
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathemati…
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1. The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
By: Isaac Newton , I. Bernard Cohen , None
4.24
Format: 974 pages, Paperback
In his monumental 1687 work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the P… read more
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- mathematics
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"This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being... This Being governs all things, not as the soul of t…"-Isaac Newton, The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
"God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but Fate and Nature. Blind metaphysical necessity, which is certainly the same always and everywhere, could produce no variety of t…"-Isaac Newton, The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
" Kepler 's laws, although not rigidly true, are sufficiently near to the truth to have led to the discovery of the law of attraction of the bodies of the solar system. The deviation from complete acc…"-Isaac Newton, The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
2. The Man in the High Castle
By: Philip K. Dick
3.60
Format: 259 pages, Paperback
It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assume… read more
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"Don’t you feel it?"-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle
"Truth, she thought. As terrible as death. But harder to find."-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle
"Dreadful low-class jingoistic racist invectives, unworthy of me."-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle
"We are all insects. Groping towards something terrible or divine."-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle
3. Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
By: Simon Singh
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution "I have discovered a truly marvelous demon… read more
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- mathematics
- history
- nonfiction
- science
4. Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
By: Cathy O'Neil
3.97
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on mathematical modeling--a pervasive new force in socie… read more
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- mathematics
- nonfiction
- science
5. Computability and Logic
By: George S. Boolos , Richard C. Jeffrey , John P. Burgess
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Computability and Logic has become a classic because of its accessibility to students without a mat… read more
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- logic
- mathematics
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- nonfiction
- computer science
- science
6. Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
By: Apostolos Doxiadis , Christos H. Papadimitriou , Annie Di Donna , Alecos Papadatos
3.87
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
An innovative, dramatic graphic novel about the treacherous pursuit of the foundations of mathemati… read more
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7. Scale: The Search for Simplicity and Unity in the Complexity of Life, from Cells to Cities, Companies to Ecosystems, Milliseconds to Millennia
By: Geoffrey West
3.97
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The former head of the Sante Fe Institute, visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the fi… read more
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8. Philosophical Investigations
By: Ludwig Wittgenstein , G.E.M. Anscombe
3.68
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Philosophische Untersuchungen is, with the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, one of two major works b… read more
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9. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
By: Michael J. Sandel
4.31
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
"For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. … read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
"(...) greed that preys on human misery (...)"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"A philosophy untouched by the shadows on the wall can only yield a sterile utopia."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Outrage is the special kind of anger you feel when you believe that people are getting things they don't deserve. Outrage of this kind is anger at injustice."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Here then is the link between freedom as autonomy and Kant's idea of morality. To act freely is not to choose the best means to a given end; it is to choose the end itself, for its own sake - a choic…"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
10. The Emperor's New Mind Concerning Computers, Minds and the Laws of Physics
By: Martin Gardner , Roger Penrose
4.07
Format: 71 pages, Paperback
For decades, proponents of artificial intelligence have argued that computers will soon be doing ev… read more
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11. The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications
By: David Deutsch
3.50
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
For David Deutsch, a young physicist of unusual originality, quantum theory contains our most funda… read more
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12. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
By: Douglas R. Hofstadter
4.16
Format: None pages, Paperback
Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of "maps" or links between formal s… read more
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13. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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- nonfiction
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
14. Silverview
By: John Le Carré
3.66
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In Silverview, John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past s… read more
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"Sometimes the whole of marriage was a cover story."-John Le Carré, Silverview
"Een radicaal is een radicaal. Het maakt niet uit of het een ex-communist is of een ex-wat dan ook. Het is en blijft dezelfde man. Je manier van denken verandert niet omdat die tot een andere conclusi…"-John Le Carré, Silverview
15. Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
By: Steven H. Strogatz
4.30
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled … read more
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- history
- mathematics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- science
"For reasons nobody understands, the universe is deeply mathematical. Maybe God made it that way. Or maybe it’s the only way a universe with us in it could be, because nonmathematical universes can’t …"-Steven H. Strogatz, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
"With the star up above and the blackness of space, I can't avoid feeling awe. How could we, Homo sapiens, an insignificant species on an insignificant planet adrift in a middleweight galaxy, have man…"-Steven H. Strogatz, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
16. The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values
By: Brian Christian
4.37
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement … read more
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- computer science
- philosophy
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"Curiosity bred competence."-Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values
17. Exhalation
By: Ted Chiang
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of hu… read more
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- philosophy
"The universe began as an enormous breath being held."-Ted Chiang, Exhalation
"I am not that air, I am the pattern that it assumed, temporarily."-Ted Chiang, Exhalation
"Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so. I"-Ted Chiang, Exhalation
"even if a universe’s life span is calculable, the variety of life that is generated within it is not."-Ted Chiang, Exhalation
18. The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science
By: Michael Strevens
3.74
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
• Why is science so powerful? • Why did it take so long—two thousand years after the invention of … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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19. Reverse Mathematics: Proofs from the Inside Out
By: John Stillwell
4.16
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
This book presents reverse mathematics to a general mathematical audience for the first time. Rever… read more
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20. Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics
By: Joel David Hamkins
4.35
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathemati… read more
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- history
- mathematics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- computer science
- science
21. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more
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