What was the book about birds and sets?

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KY Birds…which book is that from.

Does anyone know the title of the book that taught sets (I think) through examples with the birds?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '12 at 12:45

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Possibly you’re thinking of Raymond Smullyan’s To Mock a Mockingbird, though its topic is combinatory logic, not set theory.

answered Jun 14 '12 at 12:45

Brian M. Scott

That one was a lot of fun. It takes you all the way to Godel's incompleteness. – Ross Millikan Jun 14 '12 at 12:46
Yes, thanks! Is there a similar book like this to intro in Category theory? – Andriy Drozdyuk Jun 14 '12 at 12:58
@drozzy: I’m not aware of one. There’s definitely not one by Smullyan. – Brian M. Scott Jun 14 '12 at 13:13

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