What we can never know : blindspots in philosophy and science / / David Gamez
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| Autore: |
Gamez David
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| Titolo: |
What we can never know : blindspots in philosophy and science / / David Gamez
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| Pubblicazione: | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2007 |
| ©2007 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 101 |
| Soggetto topico: | Knowledge, Theory of |
| Theory (Philosophy) | |
| Science - Philosophy | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Stable and Collapsing Theories; 2 Evidence for the Brain?; 3 Impossible Speech about Time; 4 Merging Madness and Reason; 5 Labyrinths of Knowledge; Endings ...; Notes; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Contemporary philosophy and science strive to give a complete account of the world and our position in it. In this original and provocative book, David Gamez engages the reader in a series of colourful thought experiments that illustrate the limits of this mission. Although we commonly believe that science will give a final description of everything, What We Can Never Know reveals blindspots in many of our theories that completely undermine their ability to explain reality. Each chapter explores these problems using a popular question or topic in philosophy, such as our perception of space, th |
| Titolo autorizzato: | What we can never know |
| ISBN: | 1-283-20280-8 |
| 9786613202802 | |
| 1-4411-1569-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461538703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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