Raymond Smullyan Book order (chronological)

"Games for Your Mind explores the history and future of logic puzzles while enabling you to test your skill against a variety of puzzles yourself."--Amazon.com

Un jour, un collègue invite Raymond Smullyan à dîner en précisant " Mon fils sera ravi de faire ta connaissance car il est passionné par tes livres d'énigmes ! " Smullyan " D'accord, mais je t'interdis de Lui dire que je suis mathématicien ! " En apprenti sorcier des mathématiques, Raymond Smullyan avance masqué. Avec ce recueil d'énigmes stimulantes et Ludiques, best-seller international, iL guide Le lecteur dans Le monde étrange de La logique, sans jamais se départir de son humour et de sa fantaisie. Attention, en vous plongeant dans ce Livre, vous risquez d'y perdre la tête !

A celebrated mathematician presents more than 200 increasingly complex problems that delve into Gödel's undecidability theorem and other examples of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Solutions.

A lucid, elegant, and complete survey of set theory, this three-part treatment explores axiomatic set theory, the consistency of the continuum hypothesis, and forcing and independence results. 1996 edition.

Honorable knights, lying knaves, and other fanciful characters populate this unusual survey of the principles underlying the works of Georg Cantor. Created by a renowned mathematician, these engaging puzzles apply logical precepts to issues of infinity, probability, time, and change. They require a strong mathematics background and feature complete solutions.

V další knížce „krále logiků“ Raymonda Smullyana najde čtenář více než dvě stovky nových podnětných hlavolamů. Setká se zde jak s jednoduchými hádankami, které jen trošičku poškádlí, tak s těmi nejsložitějšími paradoxy současné matematiky. Naším průvodcem bude čaroděj, který žije na Ostrově poctivců a padouchů, a jeho dva přátelé, princezna Annabel a její nápadník Alexandr.

Ve volném pokračování knihy Šachové záhady Sherlocka Holmese nás Raymond Smullyan přivádí do světa pohádek Tisíce a jedné noci za vlády bájného „bílého krále“ Harúna ar-Rašída. Jako šachové figury tak ve vtipných pohádkách, jež uvozují šachové úlohy založené na retrográdní analýze, vystupují různé exotické postavy.

Is there really a God, and if so, what is God actually like? Is there an afterlife, and if so, is there such a thing as eternal punishment for unrepentant sinners, as many orthodox Christians and Muslims believe? And is it really true that our unconscious minds are connected to a higher spiritual reality, and if so, could this higher spiritual reality be the very same thing that religionists call "God"? In his latest book, Raymond M. Smullyan invites the reader to explore some beautiful and some horrible ideas related to religious and mystical thought. In Part One, Smullyan uses the writings on religion by fellow polymath Martin Gardner as the starting point for some inspired ideas about religion and belief. Part Two focuses on the doctrine of Hell and its justification, with Smullyan presenting powerful arguments on both sides of the controversy. "If God asked you to vote on the retention or abolition of Hell," he asks, "how would you vote?" Smullyan has posed this question to many believers and received some surprising answers. In the last part of his treasurable triptych, Smullyan takes up the "beautiful and inspiring" ideas of Richard Bucke and Edward Carpenter on Cosmic Consciousness. Readers will delight in Smullyan's observations on religion and in his clear-eyed presentation of many new and startling ideas about this most wonderful product of human consciousness.