A review by mikusa
When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought by Jim Holt

4.0

This wasn't what I was expecting (which was more on Einstein and Gödel), but I enjoyed this quite a bit. Holt covered the major ideas of philosophy, science and mathematics. It was a journey through the extremeties of human thought [I just realised that the sub-title is 'Excursions to the Edge of Thought :)]. These are the topics that I would discuss with a friend, if I had a friend who would discuss them! Holt is easy to read and not pushy of any particular position, although he does push back on certain ideas and ideologies. I'd happily read his other books.