The novel is essentially constructed of two parts; the categories and the clues. It is a mystery regarding four characters in the form of a logic grid puzzle. In each puzzle you are given a series of categories, and an equal number of options within each category. Each option is used once and only once. Each puzzle has only one unique solution, and each can be solved using simple logical processes (i.e. educated guesses are not required). The Logic Grid Puzzle is popular among puzzle enthusiasts and available in magazines dedicated to the subject. It is a format in which the set-up to a...

The Indiscerniblity of Identicals is the principle that if two objects are absolutely identical then they must be indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties. But does that include the context of the identical objects?

The notion of identical gives rise to many philosophical problems, including:

1. What does it mean for an object to be the same as itself?

2. If x and y are identical (are the same thing), must they always be identical? Are they necessarily identical?

3. What does it mean for an object to be the same, if it changes over time? (Is applet...

Individual sheets of paper accurately represent a lot of things, but is the world one of them? Even a math word-problem can become a powerful testimonial to the presence of the world if the problem begins and ends with an accurate representation of itself. Perhaps the 'quotidian viewpoint' doesn't measurably move the needle on our engagement in interesting stories. They're 'real world' so we are disarmed of their usual question, "When will I ever use this?" There is a second axis we focus on less. That axis looks at work. It looks at what we do as humanity. That work can be real or fake also....