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> "He incorrectly suggests that the axiom of choice is used for Cantor's diagonal argument" This alone is a pretty substantial, even foundational, error. The
by A_D_E_P_T 1y ago
> "He incorrectly suggests that the axiom of choice is used for Cantor's diagonal argument"
This alone is a pretty substantial, even foundational, error.
The author of the review, Rudy Rucker, is a sort of cult/underground author of math-heavy science fiction. I don't think he's opposed to framing things in a literary way, so long as it's not misleading or falsely dramatized. Like, e.g., Godel ending his days in some sort of forced confinement, as DFW seems to have suggested?
- lacker 1y agoThe DFW style is not just "literary", it's dense, full of self-referential hints, critical footnotes, invented acronyms, retellings of the same events from multiple perspectives. I like Rudy Rucker a lot but his work is nothing like it. The core problem with this book is that it is a great book for people who love both math and Infinite Jest. But, that might be an audience of nobody. Or almost nobody, because it does include me.
- seanhunter 1y agoAnd me. I loved the book.