The Art of Logic in an Illogical World

Posted on 20 September 2018 by Eugenia Cheng

How both logical and emotional reasoning can help us live better in our post truth worldIn a world where fake news stories change election outcomes, has rationality become futile InThe Art of Logic in an Illogical World, Eugenia Cheng throws a lifeline to readers drowning in the illogic of contemporary life Cheng is a mathematician, so she knows how to make an airtight argument But even for her, logic sometimes falls prey to emotion, which is why she still fears flying and eatscookies than she should If a mathematician can t be logical, what are we to do Inthis book , Cheng reveals the inner workings and limitations of logic, and explains why alogic for example, emotion is vital to how we think and communicate Cheng shows us how to use logic and alogic together to navigate a world awash in bigotry, mansplaining, and manipulative memes Insightful, useful, and funny, thisessential book is for anyone who wants to thinkclearly. New Read Kindle ePUB The Art of Logic in an Illogical World Author Eugenia Cheng – kino-fada.fr This is an important book, though I m not sure Eugenia Cheng would agree with my logic in saying so Going on the marketing, what we have here is a counter to fake news and dodgy argumentation in the form of mathematical logic The back cover tells us Newspaper headlines and social media use emotions to warp the facts Politicians and companies master rhetoric to mislead us What one book could help us make sense of it all Admittedly they don t answer their rhetorical question, but I assume t This is an important book, though I m not sure Eugenia Cheng would agree with my logic in saying so Going on the marketing, what we have here is a counter to fake news and dodgy argumentation in the form of mathematical logic The back cover tells us Newspaper headlines and social media use emotions to warp the facts Politicians and companies master rhetoric to mislead us What one book could help us make sense of it all Admittedly they don t answer their rhetorical question, but I assume the answer is intended to be The Art of Logic Did the company behind this book realise it was using rhetoric, though presumably not to mislead us What we actually have is a combination of a lucid and ...Wow I have rarely seen such a flagrant display of unnecessary narcissism in a supposed STEM book If you re expecting a book about the uses and benefits of logic in everyday life, you ll be terribly disappointed Let me cut to the chase This book is littlethan a platform for Ms Cheng to proselytize her readers with her social and political views Only about half of the book is spent explaining the rules and uses of logic, and that half isn t very illuminating The other half of the book Wow I have rarely seen such a flagrant display of unnecessary narcissism in a supposed STEM book If you re expecting a book about the uses and benefits of logic in everyday life, you ll be terribly disappointed Let me cut to the chase This book is littlethan a platform for Ms Cheng to proselytize her readers with her social and political views Only about half of the book is spent explaining the rules and uses of logic, and that half isn t very illuminating The other half of the book is spent breaking many of those same rules as she tries to convince her readers and, I suspect, herself of the validity of her ardently held beliefs Although her skill in written communication demonstrates her high level of education, her inability to step outside of herself and consider the needs of her readers makes her book virtually useless as an instructi...I think this is a very valuable book and I will recommend it to any and everyone Now, some of the points made may seem intuitive enough depending on how logically prone you are , but Eugenia Cheng presents her ideas and points in such a way that even highly technical ...It is probably a tribute to this book that I feel the need to apply its methods, or at least reflect its language in attempting to review it I have a degree in hard sums pure hard sums in fact , and my world outlook is, and has always been a liberal one with a definite small l This is a book about logic and is relentlessly liberal One would therefore seem to think it logical that I would be a real enthusiast for it Except I m not, begging the question, why not.My description of it as rel It is probably a tribute to this book that I feel the need to apply its methods, or at least reflect its language in attempting to review it I have a degree in hard sums pure hard sums in fact , and my world outlook is, and has always been a liberal one with a definite small l This is a book about logic and is relentlessly liberal One would therefore seem to think it logical that I would be a real enthusiast for it Except I m not, begging the question, why not.My description of it as relentlessly liberal, bringing some emotion into play, is an indication of my first difficulty All the way through author Eugenia Cheng uses examples to ill...Eugenia Cheng is a great teacher I never expected to rip through a book on logic and its applications in the real world, but she writes beautifully and very personally I like stories about people, so applying logic to her excessive love of ice cream impossible and her battles with weight gain seems interesting and reasonable.She chooses to use examples of sexism and racism, particularly in the United States, as fodder for her logical arguments Despite her kind heart and goodwill, she demons Eugenia Cheng is a great teacher I never expected to rip through a book on logic and its applications in the real world, but she writes beautifully and very personally I like stories about people, so applying logic to her excessive love of ice cream impossible and her battles with weight gain seems interesting and reasonable.She chooses to use examples of sexism and racism, particularly in the United States, as fodder for her ...The art of rhetoric flourishes in the virtual world of social media It s powerful reach was conclusively demonstrated in the results of the USA s 2016 election This latest book by Eugenia Cheng offers a logical construct for considering and even countering the most tiresome of rhetorical tirades Her book is a discussion about the efficacy of applying the principles of logic to the memes that seem to dominate the current political and cultural landscape of the USA and the UK Her wit and sense The art of rhetoric flourishes in the virtual world of social media It s powerful reach was conclusively demonstrated in the results of the USA s 2016 election This latest book by Eugenia Cheng offers a logical construct for considering and even countering the most tiresome of rhetorical tirades Her book is a discussion about the e...This was probably closer to a 3.5 for me, but I rounded up.Her explanations of logic were fantastic and I enjoyed her use of logic and logical arguments to defend progressive positions and ideas very much And I should add, before I go further, that I listened to the audiobook from the library, and I think this is one case where reading it in print is a much better idea there were many many parts of the book where the narrator said something like to see the illustration, please see the pdf acc This was probably closer to a 3.5 for me, but I rounded up.Her explanations of logic were fantastic and I enjoyed her use of logic and logical arguments to defend progressive positions and ideas very much And I should add, before I go further, that I listened to the audiobook from the library, and I think this is one case where reading it in print is a much better idea there were many many parts of the book where the narrator said something like to see the illustration, please see the pdf accompanying this audiobook which of course I didn t g...This is a gentle introduction for general readers to logic It is not a substitute for a textbook oradvanced presentations but it does explain fundamental notions of logic that a general reader ought to know.

20 September 2018

Eugenia Cheng