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- catalog abstract "Publisher Fact Sheet Recalling Stephen Pinker's The Language Instinct, the author argues that humans are born with an "instinct for puzzles" that betrays a larger search for the meaning of life. This "instinct" has led to discoveries in mathematics and science, as well as revolutions in philosophical thought.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b12550892.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-263) and index.".
- catalog description "Publisher Fact Sheet Recalling Stephen Pinker's The Language Instinct, the author argues that humans are born with an "instinct for puzzles" that betrays a larger search for the meaning of life. This "instinct" has led to discoveries in mathematics and science, as well as revolutions in philosophical thought.".
- catalog description "Why puzzles? -- Puzzling language: riddles, anagrams, and other verbal perplexities -- Puzzling pictures: optical illusions, mazes, and other visual mind-bogglers -- Puzzling logic: deductions, paradoxes, and other forms of mind play -- Puzzling numbers: magic squares, cryptarithms, and other mathematical recreations -- Puzzling games: chess, checkers, and other games -- The puzzle of life.".
- catalog extent "x, 269 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Puzzle instinct.".
- catalog identifier "0253340942 (cloth)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Puzzle instinct.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bloomington : Indiana University Press,".
- catalog relation "Puzzle instinct.".
- catalog subject "793.73 21".
- catalog subject "GV1493 .D337 2002".
- catalog subject "Games Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Games Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "Puzzles Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Puzzles Social aspects.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Why puzzles? -- Puzzling language: riddles, anagrams, and other verbal perplexities -- Puzzling pictures: optical illusions, mazes, and other visual mind-bogglers -- Puzzling logic: deductions, paradoxes, and other forms of mind play -- Puzzling numbers: magic squares, cryptarithms, and other mathematical recreations -- Puzzling games: chess, checkers, and other games -- The puzzle of life.".
- catalog title "The puzzle instinct : the meaning of puzzles in human life / Marcel Danesi.".
- catalog type "text".