David Berlinski aborde des questions complexes à l'intersection de la science et de la philosophie. Ses écrits, publiés dans des revues de premier plan, explorent les origines de l'esprit et la nature de l'existence. L'approche analytique de Berlinski, forgée par des études en mathématiques et en philosophie, navigue à travers des sujets complexes avec une profonde curiosité intellectuelle. Ses intérêts multiples couvrent à la fois l'investigation scientifique et l'expression créative, offrant aux lecteurs un mélange unique de pensée rigoureuse et de talent littéraire.
A secular Jew, Berlinski nonetheless delivers a biting defense of religious thought. This incisive book explores the limits of science and the pretensions of those who insist it can be--indeed must be--the ultimate touchstone for understanding the world.
Sir Isaac Newton, a pivotal figure in the scientific revolution, is portrayed as both a monumental genius and a distant historical figure. The book aims to bridge the gap between his groundbreaking theories and contemporary readers, making his life and contributions more relatable and understandable. It explores the complexities of his character and the profound impact of his work on science, revealing the man behind the myth.
The book offers a critical analysis of the responses to Stephen C. Meyer's influential work on intelligent design, "Signature in the Cell." It highlights how many critics failed to engage with the core arguments of Meyer's theory. Edited by David Klinghoffer, it features essays from prominent defenders of intelligent design, including David Berlinski and Paul Nelson, who examine the critiques using the critics' own writings. This collection aims to clarify and defend the principles of intelligent design against its detractors.
From the acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Advent of the Algorithm, here is a riveting look at mathematics that reveals a hidden world in some of its most fundamental concepts. In his latest foray into mathematics, David Berlinski takes on the simplest questions that can be asked: What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division actually work? What are geometry and logic? As he delves into these subjects, he discovers and lucidly describes the beauty and complexity behind their seemingly simple exteriors, making clear how and why these mercurial, often slippery concepts are essential to who we are. Filled with illuminating historical anecdotes and asides on some of the most fascinating mathematicians through the ages, One, Two, Three is a captivating exploration of the foundation of mathematics: how it originated, who thought of it, and why it matters. From the Hardcover edition.
The algorithm is just code, but it makes things happen. It's the set of abstract, detailed instructions that makes computers run. Any programmer can invent a new algorithm-and many have become millionaires doing just that. Computers, the Internet, virtual reality-our world is being transformed before our eyes, all because some quirky logicians and mathematicians followed the dream of ultimate abstraction and invented the algorithm. Beginning with Leibniz and culminating in the middle of this century with the work of little-known geniuses and eccentrics like Gödel and Turing, David Berlinski tells this epic tale with clarity and imaginative brilliance. You don't have to be a programmer or a math buff to enjoy his book. All you have to do is be fascinated by the greatest innovation of the twentieth century.
In its largest aspect, the calculus functions as a celestial measuring tape, able to order the infinite expanse of the universe. Time and space are given names, points, and limits; seemingly intractable problems of motion, growth, and form are reduced to answerable questions. Calculus was humanity's first attempt to represent the world and perhaps its greatest meditation on the theme of continuity. Charts and graphs throughout.
Militantný ateizmus je na vzostupe. V uplynulých rokoch autority ako Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett a Christopher Hitchens vyprodukovali nepretržitý prúd knižných bestsellerov, znevažujúcich náboženskú vieru ako nebezpečné bláznovstvo. A títo autori sú len špičkou omnoho väčšieho hnutia, ktoré dnes zahŕňa veľkú časť vedeckej komunity. David Berlinski strávil veľkú časť svojho života písaním o matematike a iných vedách. Hoci je sám sekulárnym Židom, predsa predkladá uštipačnú obranu náboženského myslenia, pričom si dovoľuje klásť dosť nepríjemné otázky o týchto nových ateistoch a odpovedať na ne. Diabolský blud je skvelá, prenikavá a zábavná kniha, ktorá skúma hranice vedy a pretvárky tých, čo nástoja, že veda môže byť ba musí byť konečným skúšobným kameňom na pochopenie nášho sveta a nás samých.
U Beskonačnom usponu David Berlinski pripovijeda priču o matematici te velikom elegancijom i humorističnim stilom oživljuje intelektualnu pustolovinu dugu dvije i pol tisuće godina. Pokazuje nam kako se matematička misao razvijala i napredovala, od rijetkih genija do mnogobrojnih primjena. Berlinski je svoju pozornost usredotočio na deset najvažnijih prijelomnih misli u matematičkoj povijesti − i deset osoba koje iza njih stoje. Među ostalima to su Pitagora koji je zaražen mističnim značenjem brojeva; Euklid, koji je svijetu dao samu ideju dokaza; Leibnizi Newton, suotkrivači infinitezimalnoga računa (kalkulusa); Cantor, koji je otvorio vrata beskonačnosti pred kojima su svi prethodni matematičari zastali; i Goedel, koji je u jedanveličanstven dokaz smjestio sve ono što je dvojbeno i koji je otkrio algoritam − zajedno sinfinitezimalnim računom (kalkulusom) predstavlja jednu od ključnih ideja znanosti zapadnoga svijeta. Svojom sposobnošću da apstraktne ideje učini konkretnima i pristupačnima Berlinski pripovijeda napetu priču i upoznaje nas s punom snagom jednoga od najvećih ljudskih postignuća. Za ljude kojima je matematika izazov David Berlinski svojom kratkom poviješću čini matematiku prihvatljivom i probavljivom, dok slikovito idramatično oživljuje osobnosti, vremena, kulture i pojedine okolnosti unutar kojih sematematika razvijala i plijenila svojom dražesti. Knjiga Beskonačni uspon Davida Berlinskoga prava je poslastica za sve one koji su matematici skloni, koji je vole i koji su njome fascinirani. Njezina povijest počinje 532. prije Krista, godinom rođenja velikoga grčkoga matematičara Pitagore. David Berlinski, Newyorčanin, doktorsku disertaciju obranio je na Sveučilištu Princeton. Predavao je matematiku, filozofiju i engleski. Njegove knjige prevedene su na više od deset jezika. Živi i radi u Parizu.