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Autore: | Gamez David |
Titolo: | What we can never know : blindspots in philosophy and science / / David Gamez |
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 | |
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.: | 9910789676503321 |
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