"Well, this is unexpected-a comic book about the quest for logical certainty in mathematics. Reviews About the Author Reviews Praise for Logicomix At its heart, Logicomix is a story about the conflict between an ideal rationality and the unchanging, flawed fabric of reality. Probing and ingeniously layered, the book throws light on Russell's inner struggles while setting them in the context of the timeless questions he spent his life trying to answer. With rich characterizations and expressive, atmospheric artwork, the book spins the pursuit of these ideas into a captivating tale. Logicomix is at the same time a historical novel and an accessible explication to some of the biggest ideas of mathematics and modern philosophy. Through love and hate, peace and war, Russell persists in the dogged mission that threatens to claim both his career and his personal happiness, finally driving him to the brink of insanity.
But the object of his defining quest continues to loom before him. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers like Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, and Kurt Gödel, and finds a passionate student in the great Ludwig Wittgenstein. Haunted by family secrets and unable to quell his youthful curiosity, Russell became obsessed with a Promethean goal: to establish the logical foundation of all mathematics. This innovative graphic novel is based on the early life of the brilliant philosopher Bertrand Russell and impassioned pursuit of truth.
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