What happens when reason meets its limits—and logic loops in on itself?

In The Labyrinth of Logic, science communicator Serena Quillan invites you on a journey through ten of the most bewildering and thought-provoking paradoxes in philosophy and science. These are not merely intellectual riddles, but profound challenges to the very foundations of knowledge, identity, time, consciousness, and reality itself.

From the ancient riddle of the Ship of Theseus to the chilling possibility of Boltzmann Brains, Quillan deftly explores how each paradox destabilises our assumptions and reveals the cracks in our conceptual frameworks. She guides listeners through the self-referential loops of the Barber Paradox, the epistemic vertigo of the Simulation Argument, and the unsettling silence posed by the Fermi Paradox—all with clarity, depth, and a touch of wit.

Whether you’re wondering how a heap of sand becomes a non-heap, why pain challenges the idea of a benevolent deity, or how time travel could collapse causality itself, this book takes the abstract and makes it accessible. Each chapter confronts a timeless dilemma, weaving together insights from philosophy, physics, cognitive science, and metaphysics to explore what happens when reason confronts the absurd.

What’s inside:

• The Ship of Theseus: If everything changes, what remains?
• The Barber Paradox: When systems self-destruct on their own logic.
• The Problem of Induction: Why we can never really trust the future.
• Boltzmann Brains: What if you're just a brief blip in cosmic chaos?
• The Grandfather Paradox: When time travel tangles the past.
• The Hard Problem of Consciousness: Why your mind may be science’s final mystery.
• The Fermi Paradox: Why a silent sky may be shouting something.