{"product_id":"9781557536327","title":"Borges and Mathematics","description":"Borges and Mathematics is a short book of essays that explores the scientific thinking of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986). Around half of the book consists of two \u003cquote\u003electures\u003cquote\u003e focused on mathematics. The rest of the book reflects on the relationship between literature, artistic creation, physics, and mathematics more generally. Written in a way that will be accessible even to those \u003cquote\u003ewho can only count to ten,\u003cquote\u003e the book presents a bravura demonstration of the intricate links between the worlds of sciences and arts, and it is a thought-provoking call to dialog for readers from both traditions. The author, Guillermo Martínez, is both a recognized writer, whose murder mystery The Oxford Murders has been translated into thirty-five languages, and a PhD in mathematics.Contents: Borges and Mathematics: First Lecture; Borges and Mathematics: Second Lecture; The Golem and Artificial Intelligence; The Short Story as Logical System; A Margin Too Narrow; Euclid, or the Aesthetics of Mathematical Reasoning; Solutions and Disillusions; The Pythagorean Twins; The Music of Chance (Interview with Gregory Chaikin); Literature and Rationality; Who's Afraid of the Big Bad One?; A Small, Small God; God's Sinkhole.This book was originally published in Spanish as Borges y la matemática (2003). It has been translated with generous support from the Latino Cultural Center at Purdue University. Key points:· Presents complex mathematical and literary concepts in a way that is accessible to non-specialists.· Promotes dialog between readers from both humanist and scientific traditions.· Expands understanding of the Argentine writer, Jorge Luis Borges, including presenting some never-before-translated work.\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e","brand":"Purdue University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049471066352,"sku":"9781557536327","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781557536327_p0.jpg?v=1763758640","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781557536327","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}