philosophy / epistemology

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philosophy / epistemology

The island of knowledge

the limits of science and the search for meaning
2014
"Physicist Marcelo Gleiser traces our search for answers to the most fundamental questions of existence, the origin of the universe, the nature of reality, and the limits of knowledge. In so doing, he reaches a provocative conclusion: science, the main tool we use to find answers, is fundamentally limited. As science and its philosophical interpretations advance, we are often faced with the unsettling recognition of how much we don't know--Provided by publisher.
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