Logicomix

an epic search for truth

352 pages

English language

Published Oct. 5, 2009 by Bloomsbury.

ISBN:
978-1-59691-452-0
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OCLC Number:
828180479
Goodreads:
6493321

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4 stars (47 reviews)

Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth is a graphic novel about the foundational quest in mathematics, written by Apostolos Doxiadis, author of Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture, and at the time Berkeley's theoretical computer scientist Christos Papadimitriou. Character design and artwork are by Alecos Papadatos and color is by Annie Di Donna. The book was originally written in English, and was translated into Greek by author Apostolos Doxiadis for the release in Greece, which preceded the UK and U.S. releases.

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Review of 'Logicomix' on 'GoodReads'

4 stars

Como el último baluarte de la verdad, las matemáticas aún gozaban en la primera mitad del s. XX, con figuras como Bertrand Russell, de un sentido concreto donde la ambigüedad podía ser abatida. Como resistiendo en medio de una posmodernidad emergente (Lyotard), indagar sobre los fundamentos de las matemáticas implicaba abordar al menos uno de los grandes discursos de la cultura occidental y que otras disciplinas ya habían comenzado a desmoronar. Sin embargo, en una inesperada paradoja, ¿hasta dónde esta seguridad converge con el fantasma de la locura? Haciendo un eco de la frase de Goya, esta novela gráfica es un retrato introductorio a la historia de una idea compartida y que, para varios matemáticos en relación con una filosofía de las matemáticas, ahora resulta cuestionable.

Con todo, esta idea sigue apareciendo en el imaginario sobre las matemáticas, como diría Reuben Hersh, en la escena pública que desconoce el trabajo …

Review of 'Logicomix' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Quite the heavy read for a comic book but a very light one for a book about the intersecting history of logic, modern mathematics and philosophy. This biography of "Bertie" Russell should not be attempted unless one is somehow attuned to these nerdy pastimes. I think I must now go back and read up on a few philosophers. I like that quote on page 255: "I have totally solved all the problems of philosophy!" and Bertie thinks: "Good old Wittgenstein. Modesty was never his strong point."

Recommended for historians, philosophers, math and logic lovers - in short thinkers ;)

Thanks for giving me this for my birthday!

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