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Autore |
Danesi Marcel <1946-> |
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The puzzle instinct [[electronic resource] ] : the meaning of puzzles in human life / / Marcel Danesi |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-06278-6 |
0-253-10919-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Puzzles - Psychological aspects |
Puzzles - Social aspects |
Games - Psychological aspects |
Games - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-263) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1 Why Puzzles?; 2 Puzzling Language; 3 Puzzling Pictures; 4 Puzzling Logic; 5 Puzzling Numbers; 6 Puzzling Games; 7 The Puzzle of Life; Solutions; Bibliography and General Reading List; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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One of the most famous anagrams of all time was constructed in the Middle Ages. The unknown author contrived it as a Latin dialogue between Pilate and Jesus. Jesus' answer to Pilate's question ""What is truth"" is phrased as an ingenious anagram of the letters of that very question: Pilate: Quid est veritas? (""What is truth?"") Jesus: Est virqui adest. (""It is the man before you."")The origin of anagrams is shrouded in mystery. One thing is clear, however -- in the ancient world, they were tho |
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