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The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener 2nd edition
Martin Gardner
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The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener 2nd edition
Martin Gardner
THE WHYS OF A PHILOSOPHICAL SCRIVENER is a book that through six reprints has remained a dazzling tour de force, as unexpected, and idiosynchratic as Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter, Gardner's friend and successor at Scientific American. It
496 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 21, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780312206826 |
| Publishers | St. Martins Press-3PL |
| Pages | 496 |
| Dimensions | 151 × 229 × 36 mm · 657 g |
| Language | English |
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