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Proof : The Art and Science of Certainty by Adam Kucharski (2025, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-101541606698
ISBN-139781541606692
eBay Product ID (ePID)3071319302
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
Publication NameProof : the Art and Science of Certainty
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhilosophy & Social Aspects, History & Philosophy, General, Logic
Publication Year2025
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics, Philosophy, Science
AuthorAdam Kucharski
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight20 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2024-034548
Reviews"Adam Kucharski's new book Proof is a life raft in a sea of fake news and misinformation."-- Jacob Aron , New Scientist, "A vivid, intelligent and wide-ranging book about how we know what we know. Adam Kucharski is a brilliant and entertaining guide."-- Tim Harford, author of How To Make The World Add Up
SynopsisAn award-winning mathematician--he "made me smile and made me feel clever" (Peter Frankopan)--shows how we prove what's true, and what to do when we can't How do we establish what we believe? And how can we be certain that what we believe is true? And how do we convince other people that it is true? For thousands of years, from the ancient Greeks to the Arabic golden age to the modern world, science has used different methods--logical, empirical, intuitive, and more--to separate fact from fiction. But it all had the same goal: find perfect evidence and be rewarded with universal truth. As mathematician Adam Kucharski shows, however, there is far more to proof than axioms, theories, and laws: when demonstrating that a new medical treatment works, persuading a jury of someone's guilt, or deciding whether you trust a self-driving car, the weighing up of evidence is far from simple. To discover proof, we must reach into a thicket of errors and biases and embrace uncertainty--and never more so than when existing methods fail. Spanning mathematics, science, politics, philosophy, and economics, this book offers the ultimate exploration of how we can find our way to proof--and, just as importantly, of how to go forward when supposed facts falter.
LC Classification NumberQA9.54.K83 2025
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