FROM TROTSKY TO GODEL by Feferman, Anita Burdman ISBN 1568811489
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Published in 1993 in hardcover as Politics, logic & love; the life of Jean van Heijenoort . This paperbound edition makes the life of the former Trotskyite and American logician available to a wider audience. Feferman (no affiliation is given, she lives in California) has written a rather gossipy biography of the man that focuses on the personal ev
This story of a highly intelligent observer of the turbulent 20th century who was intimately involved as the secretary and bodyguard to Leon Trotsky is based on extensive interviews with the subject, Jean van Heijenoort, and his family, friends, and colleagues. From Trotsky to Godel sums up the life and achievements of Jean van Heijenoort, whose remarkable career as a student, revolutionary, and scholar reflects many facets of the political and cultural life of the turbulent 20th Century. As a top-level graduate of the famous Lycee Louis Le Grande in Paris, he followed a call to Turkey to become Leon Trotsky's secretary and bodyguard instead of following his intended career as a mathematician. He traveled and worked with Trotsky during his odyssey for over a decade, a keen observer and involved player at the same time. Along the way, van Heijenoort became friends with some remarkable cultural icons, including Frieda Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera, both famous painters, and the photographer Andre Breton. After the assassination of Trotsky, Van, as his friends called him, picked up his earlier interests and studied mathematics at New York University under the direction of the demanding James Stoker. He became a well-known logician and historian of logic and was one of the editors of Godel's Collected Works. The story of his life is adventurous and educating. His personal relationships are fascinating and tragic. This book does justice to Van and his life and will help the reader understand the passionate involvement of some of the most talented minds of the 20th century in the historical events that shaped it.
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[edit] Title
FROM TROTSKY TO GODEL
[edit] Author
Feferman, Anita Burdman
[edit] ISBN
1568811489
[edit] Published
15/12/2000
[edit] Publisher
A K Peters Ltd
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
23.5 (GBP)
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