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Ahmes’ LegacyAn Archetype Theory of Puzzles

Ahmes’ Legacy: An Archetype Theory of Puzzles [As argued in the previous chapter, many classic math puzzles and games enfold some archetype as evidenced by the fact that it subsequently crops up in other domains and often becomes the basis of discovery. The archetype may show up in a “serious” exploratory puzzle or else in a “humorous” tricky one. As we have seen, there is both a serious and ludic side to the dialectic brain. In mathematics, both types of puzzles have had complementary functions as models of inherent structural features or principles. A game such as Archimedes’ loculus is fun to play, at the same time that it is an archetype of decidability. Similarly, Tartaglia’s camel puzzle is both a crafty puzzle, but also an entertaining excursion into the relation between mathematics and reality.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Ahmes’ LegacyAn Archetype Theory of Puzzles

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Danesi, Marcel
Ahmes’ Legacy — Aug 12, 2018
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-93253-8
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45 –78
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-93254-5_2
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[As argued in the previous chapter, many classic math puzzles and games enfold some archetype as evidenced by the fact that it subsequently crops up in other domains and often becomes the basis of discovery. The archetype may show up in a “serious” exploratory puzzle or else in a “humorous” tricky one. As we have seen, there is both a serious and ludic side to the dialectic brain. In mathematics, both types of puzzles have had complementary functions as models of inherent structural features or principles. A game such as Archimedes’ loculus is fun to play, at the same time that it is an archetype of decidability. Similarly, Tartaglia’s camel puzzle is both a crafty puzzle, but also an entertaining excursion into the relation between mathematics and reality.]

Published: Aug 12, 2018

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