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The Art of Logic
- How to Make Sense in a World That Doesn't
- Narrated by: Anna Leong Brophy
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
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.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- papapownall
- 29-05-20
Emotions are more persuasive than logic
There are not many authors who are able to write about logic and mathematics and make the subject interesting and relevant to modern life. Dr Eugenia Cheng has a rare talent in that she has a supreme understanding of her subject and is witty and engaging making for a winning combination.
In the Art of Logic, Dr Cheng discusses seemingly non mathematical using examples such as "rich white males" and gender stereotypes to explain (rather than man-splain) how logic can be applied in respect of these. The reader is introduced to concepts such as Russell's Paradox in a way that is amusing and understandable. I really liked the analogies about logic and emotion and the idea that logical people can disagree. There is an accompanying PDF to this book that is referred to throughout which means that the listener will get most out of this by studying the written material whilst listening and it is not recommended doing this whilst driving a car for obvious reasons.
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- a customer
- 02-03-22
great book no pdf
Excellent book but where is the pdf that should come with it??
Please audible make it available as soon as possible as it is referenced throughout the audio..
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- Shaun Solomon
- 11-12-20
excellent book!
Very well written. Making some interesting connections between logic and emotions. In the social media age ideas discussed in this book are so important
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- G. Penman
- 31-12-22
Well presented and practical guide to logic
I’m glad I got this book.
I was interested as I wanted to understand some of the theory of logic. This is presented well, both in terms of content and narration. It gets a bit technical and abstract, and includes some maths, but in an accessible way.
The author does though devote almost half the book to how logic is balanced by human characteristics and emotions. This is both when explaining the theory of logic, using practical examples, as well as highlighting the limits of logic and why emotions are a necessary counterpart.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-01-23
Poor book
Gave very poor examples of logic and kept rambling on about white privilage and other silly trendy things.
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