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    Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge

    By William Poundstone

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    This sharply intelligent, consistently provocative book takes the reader on an astonishing, thought-provoking voyage into the realm of delightful uncertainty--a world of paradox in which logical argument leads to contradiction and common sense is seemingly rendered irrelevant.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateJul 20, 2011
    ISBN9780307763792
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