CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. PREAMBLE. A Mathematician’s Murder 1
4. Introduction 5
5. CHAPTER ONE. The Self- Devouring Octopus; or, Logic 27
6. CHAPTER TWO. “No- Brainers”; or, Reason in Nature 51
7. CHAPTER THREE. The Sleep of Reason; or, Dreams 73
8. CHAPTER FOUR. Dreams into Things; or, Art 99
9. CHAPTER FIVE. “I believe because it is absurd”; or, Pseudoscience 131
10. CHAPTER SIX. Enlightenment; or, Myth 166
11. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Human Beast; or, the Internet 200
12. CHAPTER EIGHT. Explosions; or, Jokes and Lies 229
13. CHAPTER NINE. The Impossible Syllogism; or, Death 252
14. Conclusion 287
15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 291
16. NOTES 293
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 313
18. INDEX 325