Project Gutenberg 2008-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 231 De Morgan, Augustus 1806 1871 Morgan, Augustus de Smith, David Eugene 1860 1944 Dunham, David Smith, Eugene A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II E-text prepared by David Starner, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II" by Augustus De Morgan is a philosophical and mathematical treatise written in the mid-19th century. This volume continues to explore and critique various paradoxes and fallacies found in mathematical reasoning and philosophical arguments, particularly focusing on the works and thoughts of notable figures such as Laplace and Euler. De Morgan presents a unique combination of humor and rigorous analysis, discussing topics ranging from atheism in philosophy to the intricacies of astronomical theories. The opening of the volume discusses philosophical atheism, utilizing anecdotes about prominent historical figures like Laplace and Euler to illustrate the tensions between belief and reason. De Morgan provides insightful commentary on the nature of gods as hypotheses in philosophical discourse and critiques the approaches of modern paradoxers who challenge established scientific understanding. Through humorous storytelling, he presents critiques of absurd mathematical arguments, engaging readers with questions that challenge both their logical reasoning and understanding of science and belief. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Circle-squaring Science -- Miscellanea Perpetual motion Trisection of angle AC Text Browsing: Mathematics Browsing: Science - General 1083648 1083684 2024-09-11T09:13:57.493788 2023-09-12T03:31:10.943994 text/html text/html 1071353 2008-08-23T15:59:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 381917 2008-08-23T16:02:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 482657 2024-09-11T09:14:19.936692 application/epub+zip 491877 2024-09-11T09:14:02.046786 application/epub+zip 476628 2024-09-11T09:13:59.658803 application/epub+zip 923691 2024-09-11T09:14:30.893629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 863940 2024-09-11T09:14:17.146703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 852611 2022-09-12T09:22:36.699175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 826564 826473 2024-09-11T09:13:53.739854 2023-09-12T03:31:07.244978 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 825832 2008-08-23T15:45:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 332770 2008-08-23T15:45:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 826242 2008-08-23T15:45:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332275 2008-08-23T15:45:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21501 2024-09-11T09:14:31.081595 application/rdf+xml 19699 2024-09-11T09:14:00.192756 image/jpeg 4731 2024-09-11T09:13:59.922786 image/jpeg 442603 2024-09-11T09:13:57.593768 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia