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Review title: Too clever by half
Product review: Math teachers and math writers face a daunting problem. Some subjects are just difficult and some students and some readers just lack the intellectual wherewithal to understand.This problem is made worse when teachers and writers like Berlinski not only undertake a difficult task but add to their burdens and those of their students by taking on one final task, convincing the reader or student just how very smart the teacher or author is.Too often in Infinite Ascent the author goes off on metaphorical tangents which seem little more than ego driven side trips to impress the reader with the brilliance of the author. That he is well read and literate, I have no doubt. I just wish he would put more effort into a better explanation of metamathematics. I still don't get it.
