![]() ![]() ![]() At its heart, Logicomix is a story about the conflict between ideal rationality & the flawed fabric of reality.Īpostolos Doxiadis (Greek: Απόστολος Δοξιάδης) was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1953, and grew up in Greece.Īlthough interested in fiction and the arts from his youngest years, a sudden and totally unexpected love affair with mathematics led him to New York's Columbia University at the age of fifteen. Probing, layered, the book throws light on Russell’s inner struggles while setting them in the context of the timeless questions he tried to answer. With rich characterizations & atmospheric artwork, it spins the pursuit of such ideas into a satisfying tale. This story is at the same time a historical novel & an accessible explication of some of the biggest ideas of mathematics & modern philosophy. Thru love & hate, peace & war, he persists in the mission threatening to claim both his career & happiness, finally driving him to the brink of insanity. But his most ambitious goal-to establish unshakable logical foundations of mathematics-continues to loom before him. ![]() In his agonized search for absolute truth, he crosses paths with thinkers like Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert & Kurt Gödel, & finds a passionate student in Ludwig Wittgenstein. This graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. ![]() An innovative, dramatic graphic novel about the treacherous pursuit of the foundations of mathematics. ![]()
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