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020    1541672488|q(hardcover) 
020    9781541672482|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)1019991677 
037    |bPerseus Books Group, C/O Hachette Book Group USA 53 
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100 1  Cheng, Eugenia,|eauthor. 
245 14 The art of logic in an illogical world /|cEugenia Cheng. 
250    First US edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBasic Books,|c[2018] 
264  4 |c©2018 
300    xii, 304 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes index. 
505 0  The power of logic: Why logic? ; What logic is ; The 
       directionality of logic ; Opposites and falsehoods ; Blame
       and responsibility ; Relationships ; How to be right -- 
       The limits of logic: Truth and humans ; Paradoxes ; Where 
       logic can't help us -- Beyond logic: Axioms ; Fine lines 
       and gray areas ; Analogies ; Equivalence ; Emotions ; 
       Intelligence and rationality. 
520    "In a world where fake news stories change election 
       outcomes, has rationality become futile? In The Art of 
       Logic in an Illogical World, Eugenia Cheng throws a 
       lifeline to readers drowning in the illogic of 
       contemporary life. Cheng is a mathematician, so she knows 
       how to make an airtight argument. But even for her, logic 
       sometimes falls prey to emotion, which is why she still 
       fears flying and eats more cookies than she should. If a 
       mathematician can't be logical, what are we to do? In this
       book, Cheng reveals the inner workings and limitations of 
       logic, and explains why alogic--for example, emotion--is 
       vital to how we think and communicate. Cheng shows us how 
       to use logic and alogic together to navigate a world awash
       in bigotry, mansplaining, and manipulative memes. 
       Insightful, useful, and funny, this essential book is for 
       anyone who wants to think more clearly."--Amazon.com. 
650  0 Logic, Symbolic and mathematical. 
650  0 Logic|vPopular works. 
650  0 Reasoning|vPopular works. 
650  0 Thought and thinking|vPopular works. 
650  7 Logic.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01002014 
650  7 Reasoning.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01091282 
650  7 MATHEMATICS / Logic.|2bisacsh 
650  7 PHILOSOPHY / Logic.|2bisacsh 
650  7 PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology.|2bisacsh 
655  4 Nonfiction. 
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