PublishedProfile Books, August 2018 |
ISBN9781788160384 |
FormatSoftcover, 320 pages |
Dimensions22.2cm × 14.4cm × 3.1cm |
A survival guide for our post-truth world using the timeless methods of logic, from a Royal Society Prize shortlisted mathematician. Emotions are powerful. In newspaper headlines and on social media, they have become the primary way of understanding the world.
But strong feelings make it more difficult to see the reality behind the rhetoric. In The Art of Logic, Eugenia Cheng shows how mathematical logic can help us see things more clearly - and know when politicians and companies are trying to mislead us. First Cheng explains how to use black-and-white logic to illuminate the world around us, giving us new insight into thorny political questions like public healthcare, Black Lives Matter and Brexit. Then she explains how logic and emotions, used side-by-side, can help us not only to be more rational individuals, but also to live more thoughtfully. Clear-sighted, revelatory and filled with useful real-life examples of logic and illogic at work, The Art of Logic is an essential guide to decoding modern life.
