A Budget of Paradoxes
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A Budget of Paradoxes is a collection of essays by mathematician Augustus De Morgan that critically and humorously examines mathematical fallacies, pseudoscience, and eccentric theories.
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| A Budget of Paradoxes canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Budget of Paradoxes Context triple: [Augustus De Morgan, notableWork, A Budget of Paradoxes]
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A.
A Mathematician's Apology
A Mathematician's Apology is G. H. Hardy’s classic reflective essay that defends the aesthetic value of pure mathematics and offers a candid, personal account of the mathematician’s life and creative process.
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B.
The Pisa Lectures
The Pisa Lectures are a series of influential talks by Noam Chomsky that laid out the core ideas of his Government and Binding theory in generative grammar.
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A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
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D.
Enumeration of the Sciences
Enumeration of the Sciences is a foundational philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that systematically classifies and analyzes the various branches of knowledge in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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E.
The Sand Reckoner
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Budget of Paradoxes Target entity description: A Budget of Paradoxes is a collection of essays by mathematician Augustus De Morgan that critically and humorously examines mathematical fallacies, pseudoscience, and eccentric theories.
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A.
A Mathematician's Apology
A Mathematician's Apology is G. H. Hardy’s classic reflective essay that defends the aesthetic value of pure mathematics and offers a candid, personal account of the mathematician’s life and creative process.
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B.
The Pisa Lectures
The Pisa Lectures are a series of influential talks by Noam Chomsky that laid out the core ideas of his Government and Binding theory in generative grammar.
-
C.
A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
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D.
Enumeration of the Sciences
Enumeration of the Sciences is a foundational philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that systematically classifies and analyzes the various branches of knowledge in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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E.
The Sand Reckoner
The Sand Reckoner is a treatise by Archimedes in which he develops a system for expressing extremely large numbers to estimate the quantity of sand that could fit in the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
educate readers about sound mathematical argument
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expose fallacious reasoning ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British mathematical community
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Victorian era science ⓘ |
| author | Augustus De Morgan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource | often cited as a classic in skeptical literature ⓘ |
| field |
history of science
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logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical literature
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non-fiction ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
historical studies of pseudoscience
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later writings on mathematical cranks ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | skeptical ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
anecdotal
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erudite ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
crank mathematics
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eccentric scientific theories ⓘ history of mathematics ⓘ logical paradoxes ⓘ mathematical fallacies ⓘ pseudoscience ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of logical and mathematical errors
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critique of mathematical cranks ⓘ discussion of circle squaring attempts ⓘ discussion of perpetual motion schemes ⓘ |
| tone |
critical
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humorous ⓘ |
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