Proof: The Art and Science of Certainty

By: Kucharski, Adam

An award-winning mathematician shows how we prove what's true, and what to do when we can't

How do we establish what we believe? And how can we be certain that what we believe is true? And how do we convince other people that it is true? For thousands of years, from the ancient Greeks to the Arabic golden age to the modern world, science has used different methods--logical, empirical, intuitive, and more--to separate fact from fiction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541606698
• ISBN13: 9781541606692
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 368 Pages