"Spottdrossel und Metavögel: Computerrätsel, mathematische Abenteuer und ein Ausflug in die vogelfreie Logik" von Raymond M. Smullyan ist eine faszinierende Sammlung von Rätseln und logischen Herausforderungen, die den Leser auf eine...

A celebrated mathematician presents more than 200 increasingly complex problems that delve into Godel's undecidability theorem and other examples of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Solutions. von Smullyan, Raymond M.

The Tao Is Silent Is Raymond Smullyan's beguiling and whimsical guide to the meaning and value of eastern philosophy to westerners."To me," Writes Smullyan, "Taoism means a state of inner serenity combined with an intense aesthetic...

This book presents a systematic, unified treatment of fixed points as they occur in Gödel's incompleteness proofs, recursion theory, combinatory logic, semantics, and metamathematics. Packed with instructive problems and solutions, the...

Der Mathematiker und Philosoph Raymond Smullyan zeigt uns, was geschieht, wenn ein westlicher Wissenschaftler mit östlicher Weisheit konfrontiert wird, und daß die Begegnung zweier derart unterschiedlicher Denkhaltungen kein Widerspruch...

This completely self-contained study, widely considered the best book in the field, is intended to serve both as an introduction to quantification theory and as an exposition of new results and techniques in "analytic" or "cut-free"...

A lucid, elegant, and complete survey of set theory, this volume is drawn from the authors' substantial teaching experience. The first of three parts focuses on axiomatic set theory. The second part explores the consistency of the...

A clear-headed command of logic can make the mind powerful enough to outmaneuver the devil himself, according to these intriguing stories. More than 200 puzzles, problems, and paradoxes await within these pages, woven together by a...