Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth

Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth

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Title: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth Author: Apostolos Doxiadis ISBN: 9781596914520 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Published: 2009 Binding: Paperback Language: English Publisher Description: This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. 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. But his most ambitious goal-to establish unshakable logical foundations of mathematics-continues to loom before him. 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. This story is at the same time a historical novel and an accessible explication of some of the biggest ideas of mathematics and modern philosop

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