"A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II" by Augustus De Morgan is a philosophical and mathematical work from the 1800s that keeps looking into the oddities and errors in math and philosophy, especially how Laplace and Euler thought. Using a funny yet serious style, De Morgan covers everything from not believing in gods to complicated astronomy ideas. The book starts by talking about not believing in gods, using stories about people like Laplace and Euler to show how faith and logic can clash. De Morgan gives smart opinions about gods being considered theories in philosophy and criticizes people who create silly arguments against science. Through funny stories, he argues against ridiculous math ideas, making readers think hard about their logic, science knowledge, and beliefs.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
By Augustus De Morgan
Journey into a world where mathematics clashes with philosophy, and logic is turned upside down, questioning the very foundations of belief and reason.
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About the AuthorAugustus De Morgan was a British mathematician and logician. He is best known for De Morgan's laws, relating logical conjunction, disjunction, and negation, and for coining the term "mathematical induction", the underlying principles of which he formalized. De Morgan's contributions to logic are heavily used in many branches of mathematics, including set theory and probability theory, as well as other related fields such as computer science.
Augustus De Morgan was a British mathematician and logician. He is best known for De Morgan's laws, relating logical conjunction, disjunction, and negation, and for coining the term "mathematical induction", the underlying principles of which he formalized. De Morgan's contributions to logic are heavily used in many branches of mathematics, including set theory and probability theory, as well as other related fields such as computer science.
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