Paradox of order within disorder from "summary" of The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel by William Goldbloom Bloch
The Library of Babel, as described by Borges, is a vast and seemingly infinite library containing all possible books of a certain length. Within this library, there exists a paradoxical concept of order within disorder. Despite the seemingly chaotic arrangement of books, with shelves stretching on endlessly in all directions, there is a hidden order that governs the library. This paradox arises from the nature of the library itself – with every possible combination of characters contained within its walls, the Library of Babel contains both meaningful books and nonsensical gibberish. In a sense, the library is a microcosm of the universe, containing both order and chaos in equal measure. The idea of order within disorder is exemplified by the librarians who inhabit the Library of Babel. These librarians ...
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