Simplicity and complexity in games of the intellect

Title
  1. Simplicity and complexity in games of the intellect / Lawrence B. Slobodkin.
Published by
  1. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1992.
Author
  1. Slobodkin, Lawrence B.

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Description
  1. 266 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Science > Philosophy
  2. Science > Methodology
  3. Simplicity (Philosophy)
  4. Complexity (Philosophy)
  5. Science > Methodology
  6. Science > Philosophy
  7. Einfachheit
  8. Komplexität
  9. Philosophie
  10. Wissenschaft
  11. Wissenschaftsphilosophie
  12. Eenvoud
  13. Complexiteit
  14. Wetenschap
Contents
  1. Sense, sensibility and self -- the peculiar humanity of stories; simplifying religious revolutions -- the birth of doctrine; the great intellectual playing field -- in praise of games; three dinner parties; a matter of taste -- minimalism and the world of art; to science is human -- factual pleasures; explaining the whole universe -- motion, velocity and direction; explaining the rest of the universe -- Darwinian insight; virtue and the simple life; masters of reality.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.