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Product Description 'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing.' Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy, Socrates' Defence details the final plea of Plato's beloved mentor. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Plato (474 BC-347 BC). Plato's works available in Penguin Classics are Republic, The Last Days of Socrates, The Laws, Phaedrus, Protagoras and Meno, Timaeus and Critias, Theaetetus, Early Socratic Dialogues, The Symposium and Gorgias. About the Author Plato (474 BC-347 BC). Plato's works available in Penguin Classics are Republic, The Last Days of Socrates, The Laws, Phaedrus, Protagoras and Meno, Timaeus and Critias, Theaetetus, Early Socratic Dialogues, The Symposium and Gorgias.

Winner Of The Nobel Prize For Physics In 1965, Richard Feynman Was One Of The World's Greatest Theoretical Physicists, But He Was Also A Man Who Fell, Often Jumped, Into Adventure. An Artist, Safecracker, Practical Joker And Storyteller, Feynman's Life Was A Series Of Combustoble Combinations Made Possible By His Unique Mixture Of High Intelligence, Unquenchable Curiosity And Eternal Scepticism.

Like masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve.Dunham places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator — from Archimedes, the absentminded theoretician whose absorption in his work often precluded eating or bathing, to Gerolamo Cardano, the sixteenth-century mathematician whose accomplishments flourished despite a bizarre array of misadventures, to the paranoid genius of modern times, Georg Cantor. He also provides step-by-step proofs for the theorems, each easily accessible to readers with no more than a knowledge of high school mathematics. A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematical, Journey Through Genius is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity.“It is mathematics presented as a series of works of art; a fascinating lingering over individual examples of ingenuity and insight. It is mathematics by lightning flash.” —Isaac Asimov

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Inspired by the myth of a man condemned to ceaselessly push a rock up a mountain and watch it roll back to the valley below, The Myth of Sisyphus transformed twentieth-century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religious meaning.

‘you Can Only Find Out The Rights And Wrongs By Reasoning – Never By Being Rude About Your Opponent’s Psychology.’ For C. S. Lewis, Reason And Logic Are The Sensible Way To Approach Faith And Ethics. Much Of The 20th Century’s Ills Are Caused By Ill-founded Beliefs And Opinions.

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-06-06 Pages: 544 Language: English Publisher: Penguin Books The hottest thinker in the world Bryan Appleyard. Sunday TimesIn The Black Swan. Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world ... Here Taleb stands uncer-tainty on its head. making it desirable. even necessary The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust The resil-ient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better.Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension. many things in life benefit from stress. disorder. volatility. and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish.Whats more . the antifragile is immune to prediction errors and protected from adverse events. Why is the cit...

An accesible version of Einstein's masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himselfAccording to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativity—which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole—he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book.Here published for the first time as a Penguin Classic, this edition of Relativity features a new introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

In a single work of colossal scope one of the world’s greatest scientists has given us a complete and unrivalled guide to the glories of the universe.The Road to Reality is the most important and ambitious work of science for a generation. It provides nothing less than a comprehensive account of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. It assumes no particular specialist knowledge on the part of the reader — for example, the early chapters give us the vital mathematical background to the physical theories explored later in the book.Roger Penrose’s purpose is to describe as clearly as possible our present understanding of the universe and to convey a feeling for its deep beauty and philosophical implications, as well as its intricate logical interconnections. Rarely less than challenging, the book is leavened by vivid descriptive passages, as well as hundreds of hand-drawn diagrams.The Road to Reality was a Sunday Times top-ten bestseller in the hardcover edition, with over 40,000 copies sold.

در »ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ و ﻓﻠﺴﻔﮥ ﻋﻠﻢ« را ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻧﺠﻔﻰ زاده ﺑﻨﯿﺎد ﮔﺬارده اﺳﺖ. او دراﯾﻦ ﺑﺎره ﻣﻰ ﻧﻮﯾﺴﺪ : ».ﻫﺮﭼﻨﺪ از آﺷﻨﺎﯾﻰ اﯾﺮاﻧﯿﺎن ﺑﺎ ﻋﻠﻮم و ﻓﻨﻮن ﻏﺮب، و ﺷﺎﯾﺪ ﺑﺎ ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ آن، ﺑﯿﺶ از ﯾﮑﺼﺪوﭘﻨﺠﺎه ﺳﺎل ى راه را ّﻣ ﻰﮔﺬرد، ﺷﻤﺎر ﮐﺎرﻫﺎﯾﻰ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻃﻮر ﺟﺪ ﺑﺮ اﯾﻦ آﺷﻨﺎﯾﻰ ﻣﻰ ﮔﺸﺎﯾﺪ، ﺷﺎﯾﺪ ﻫﻢ اﻣﺮوز اﻧﺪك و ﺑﺴﯿﺎر اﻧﺪك ﺑﺎﺷﺪ. و ﻫﺮﭼﻨﺪ اﯾﻦ ﺑ ﻰرﻏﺒﺘﻰ اﯾﺮاﻧﯿﺎن ﺑﻪ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ آن ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ رﯾﺸ ﻪﻫﺎﯾﻰ ﺑﺴﯿﺎر ﺗﻨﻮﻣﻨﺪ در ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ اﯾﺮاﻧﻰ داﺷﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ، ﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪة ﻣﺎ از ﺑﺮﺗﺮى ﻋﻠﻮم و ﻓﻨﻮن ﻏﺮﺑﻰ در ﻣﯿﺪان ﻫﺎى رزم در ﻫﻤﺎن ﺳﺎل ﻫﺎ ﻫﻢ، ﻧﺘﻮاﻧﺴﺖ اﯾﻦ ﭘﺮﺳﺶ اﺻﻮﻟﻰ درﺑﺎرة ﭼﮕﻮﻧﮕﻰ دﺳﺘﯿﺎﺑﻰ ﻣﻐﺮب زﻣﯿﻦ ﺑﻪ داﻧﺶ ﻫﺎى ﻧﻮ را در ﻣﺎ ﺑﺮاﻧﮕﯿﺰد. و اﮔﺮ از زﻣﺎن دﮐﺎرت ﺗﺎﮐﻨﻮن ﻫﻢ ﺑﯿﺶ از ﺳﻪ ﺳﺪه ﻣ ﻰﮔﺬرد، ﻫﻨﻮزﻫﻢ ﻧﺰد ﻣﺎ، ﮐﺎرى ﮐﻪ ﺑ ﻪدرﺳﺘﻰ اﻓﮑﺎر او را ﺑﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺑﺸﻨﺎﺳﺎﻧﺪ، وﺟﻮد ﻧﺪارد؛ و ﻫﻢ ﭼﺸ ﻢﭘﻮﺷﻰ ﮐﻨﯿﻢ، اﯾﻦ وﺿﻊ درﺑﺎرة ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ّاﮔﺮ از ﻓﯿﻠﺴﻮﻓﺎن ﺑﻪ ﻣﻌﻨﺎى اﺧﺺ ﻰ ّﻋﻠﻤﻰ اﺻﯿﻞ، و ﯾﺎ ﺷﺮ حﻫﺎﯾﻰ ﮐﻪ داﻧﺸﻤﻨﺪان ﻣﻐﺮب زﻣﯿﻦ ﺑﺮ ﮐﺎرﻫﺎى ﺗﺨﺼﺼ ﺧﻮد ﻣﻰ ﻧﻮﯾﺴﻨﺪ، ﺗﺎ ﺑﯿﺸﺘﺮ ﺟﻨﺒﻪ ﻫﺎى ﻣﻌﺮﻓ ﺖﺷﻨﺎﺧﺘﻰ آن ﻫﺎ را روﺷﻦ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ، و ﻓﻬﻢ از آن ﻫﺎ را ﺑﺮ ﻫﻤﮕﺎن آﺳﺎن ﺗﺮ، ﺑﺴﯿﺎر ﺑﺪﺗﺮ اﺳﺖ. اﮔﺮ از ﭼﻨﺪﮐﺎر درﺳﺖ، ﮐﻪ ﺑﺮﺧﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺳﺒﺐ دﻟﺒﺴﺘﮕﻰ ﺷﺨﺼﻰ اﻧﺠﺎم داد هاﻧﺪ، ﺻﺮ فﻧﻈﺮ ﮐﻨﯿﻢ، آﻧﭽﻪ ﻣﻰ ﻣﺎﻧﺪ در ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ﭼﯿﺰى ﺟﺰ اﺧﺒﺎرى ﭘﺮاﮐﻨﺪه درﺑﺎرة اﯾ ﻦﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﮐﺎرﻫﺎ ﻧﯿﺴﺖ، ﮐﻪ ﻣﺎ ذﯾﻞ » « ﺑﻪ آﻧﻬﺎ ﻣﻰ ﻧﮕﺮﯾﻢ.« و ﻓﻠﺴﻔﮥ ﻋﻠﻢ ﺳﻠﺴﻠﻪ ﮐﺘﺎب ﻫﺎﯾﻰ در »ﮐﺘﺎب ﺣﺎﺿﺮ ﻫﻢ ﯾﮑﻰ از ﮐﺎرﻫﺎﯾﻰ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ذﯾﻞﻣﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﻣﻰ ﺷﻮد

An extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution, Deutsch's extraordinary book explores the deep connections between these strands which reveal the fabric of realityin which human actions and ideas play essential roles.