The Island of Knowledge

The Island of Knowledge
Author :
Publisher : Civitas Books
Total Pages : 370
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780465031719
ISBN-13 : 0465031714
Rating : 4/5 (714 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Island of Knowledge by : Marcelo Gleiser

Download or read book The Island of Knowledge written by Marcelo Gleiser and published by Civitas Books. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why discovering the limits to science may be the most powerful discovery of allHow much can we know about the world? In this book, 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, like religion, is fundamentally limited as a tool for understanding the world. As science and its philosophical interpretations advance, we face the unsettling recognition of how much we don't know. Gleiser shows that by aband.


The Island of Knowledge Related Books

The Island of Knowledge
Language: en
Pages: 370
Authors: Marcelo Gleiser
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-03 - Publisher: Civitas Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Why discovering the limits to science may be the most powerful discovery of allHow much can we know about the world? In this book, physicist Marcelo Gleiser tra
Island of Knowledge
Language: en
Pages: 92
Authors: Linda Quiring
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-27 - Publisher: CCB Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In 1974 Linda Quiring moved to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia to ‘find’ herself. Salt Spring Island was one of the centers for the counter-culture mov
Alden's Manifold Cyclopedia of Knowledge and Language
Language: en
Pages: 652
Authors:
Categories: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Type: BOOK - Published: 1889 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Outline of Knowledge: The romance of evolution, by F. H. Martens
Language: en
Pages: 518
Authors: James Albert Richards
Categories: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Type: BOOK - Published: 1924 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The New England Journal of Medicine
Language: en
Pages: 524
Authors:
Categories: Medicine
Type: BOOK - Published: 1870 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK