02727nam 22006374a 450 991045501770332120200520144314.01-282-06278-60-253-10919-1(CKB)111056485407288(EBL)127630(OCoLC)70758906(SSID)ssj0000230908(PQKBManifestationID)11173863(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230908(PQKBWorkID)10197373(PQKB)11066909(MiAaPQ)EBC127630(OCoLC)50553024(MdBmJHUP)muse16514(Au-PeEL)EBL127630(CaPaEBR)ebr10005065(CaONFJC)MIL206278(EXLCZ)9911105648540728820011120d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe puzzle instinct[electronic resource] the meaning of puzzles in human life /Marcel DanesiBloomington Indiana University Pressc20021 online resource (283 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-34094-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-263) and index.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 AuthorOne 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 thoPuzzlesPsychological aspectsPuzzlesSocial aspectsGamesPsychological aspectsGamesSocial aspectsElectronic books.PuzzlesPsychological aspects.PuzzlesSocial aspects.GamesPsychological aspects.GamesSocial aspects.793.73Danesi Marcel1946-166452MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455017703321The puzzle instinct2287151UNINA