Critical Points
Taking advantage of Nietzsche’s metaphor, at the base, mountains offer a multiplicity of approaches towards the summit. Frequently these trails converge to several natural routes, and oftentimes the descent must be taken via an unexpectedly different path. Thus it is no surprise that in my quest to...
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Published in | The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges’ Library of Babel |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
25.08.2008
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Summary: | Taking advantage of Nietzsche’s metaphor, at the base, mountains offer a multiplicity of approaches towards the summit. Frequently these trails converge to several natural routes, and oftentimes the descent must be taken via an unexpectedly different path. Thus it is no surprise that in my quest to read all commentaries by critics on “The Library of Babel,” I learned that many predecessors have independently climbed and descended the mountain, some along paths with sections that closely parallel mine. This chapter is devoted towards outlining some of these trails. In particular, I am restricting myself to those that involve mathematics in one form or another. I begin by acknowledging those who independently found some of the same mathematics in the story. |
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ISBN: | 9780195334579 0195334574 |
DOI: | 10.1093/oso/9780195334579.003.0009 |