The Art of Logic (Ebook)
How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn't
Buy from
A survival guide for our post-truth world using the timeless methods of logic, from a Royal Society Prize shortlisted mathematician
Emotions are powerful. In newspaper headlines and on social media, they have become the primary way of understanding the world. But strong feelings make it more difficult to see the reality behind the rhetoric. In The Art of Logic, Eugenia Cheng shows how mathematical logic can help us see things more clearly - and know when politicians and companies are trying to mislead us.
First Cheng explains how to use black-and-white logic to illuminate the world around us, giving us new insight into thorny political questions like public healthcare, Black Lives Matter and Brexit. Then she explains how logic and emotions, used side-by-side, can help us not only to be more rational individuals, but also to live more thoughtfully.
Clear-sighted, revelatory and filled with useful real-life examples of logic and illogic at work, The Art of Logic is an essential guide to decoding modern life.
The Art of Logic (Paperback)
How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn't
Buy from
A practical, illuminating and timeless guide to thinking better, from a Royal Society Prize shortlisted mathematician - now in paperback
For thousands of years, mathematicians have used the timeless art of logic to see the world more clearly. In The Art of Logic, Royal Society Science Book Prize nominee Eugenia Cheng shows how anyone can think like a mathematician - and see, argue and think better.
Learn how to simplify complex decisions without over-simplifying them. Discover the power of analogies and the dangers of false equivalences. Find out how people construct misleading arguments, and how we can argue back.
Eugenia Cheng teaches us how to find clarity without losing nuance, taking a careful scalpel to the complexities of politics, privilege, sexism and dozens of other real-world situations. Her Art of Logic is a practical and inspiring guide to decoding the modern world.
Reviews for The Art of Logic
Guardian
Michael Brooks New Statesman Books of the Year
Daniel Levitin, bestselling author of The Organised Mind & A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics
Nature
Times Higher Education
Emerald Street
How it Works Magazine
Guardian
Ian Stewart
Alex Bellos
Eugenia Cheng
Related books
Is Maths Real?
Eugenia Cheng
One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths – focusing on questions, not answers
Beyond Infinity
Eugenia Cheng
Inside the weird and wonderful world of infinity, from endless hotels to bottomless cookie-jars – now in paperback
How to Bake Pi
Eugenia Cheng
Möbius bagels, Euclid's flourless chocolate cake and apple pi – this is maths, but not as you know it.In How to Bake Pi, mathematical crusad…