Tag Archive | "Logicomix"

Logicomix – the author writes, plus a festive treat…..

Thursday, December 24, 2009

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Following my enjoyment and review of Logicomix it was lovely to hear from the writer Apostolos Doxiadis with a few thoughts on the position of not only Logicomix but the whole field of successful crossover comics. Rather than put it on as a comment on the review I thought it might be more interesting for [...]

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Propaganda’s Book Of 2009: If you read just one graphic novel that lays out the fundamental foundations of mathematical logic….

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

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Logicomix Concept & Story by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou. Art by Alecos Papadatos. Bloomsbury “What Is Logic? ….. My way of telling you the story of Logic will be through the tale of one of it’s most ardent fans. Myself!”  – Betrand Russell from the pages of Logicomix. Here’s a comic you wouldn’t [...]

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Alex’s audio round-up

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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As another Thursday comes around, peeking out from behind blankets of sodden, gray clouds, here’s Alex Fitch to bring a good reason to stay in and, when we’re sitting comfortable he’ll begin. As ever for more details and links to podcasts of previous shows check the Panel Borders site. Alex is still available to perform [...]

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PW’s books of the year

Monday, November 2, 2009

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Publisher’s Weekly has posted up its annual best 100 books of the year list (yes, its now November – already?! – and we’re moving into that time of year when we’ll all be talking about our faves of the year). Nestling among the entries is the unusual European bestseller which recently came out in English [...]

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From our continental correspondent – Logicomix, a philosophical biography in comics

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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On September 4, 1939, just after Great-Britain had declared war with Germany, philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell spoke to a very sceptical American audience about the “Role of logic in human affairs”.  This anecdote is the starting point for Logicomix, a graphic novel about the origins of Russell’s lifelong search to find the undeniable logical [...]

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