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 inThe Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges’ Library of Babel
Main Author Bloch, William Goldbloom
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Oxford University Press 25.08.2008
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Literary Studies - World
Mathematics
multiplicity
predecessors
oftentimes
closely
quest
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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.
ISBN:9780195334579
0195334574
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780195334579.003.0009