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The Profound Limitations of Knowledge

by Fred Leavitt (Author)
©2018 Textbook XVI, 220 Pages

Summary

The Profound Limitations of Knowledge explores the limitations of knowledge and argues that neither reasoning nor direct or indirect observations can be trusted. We cannot even assign probabilities to claims of what we can know. Furthermore, for any set of data, there are an infinite number of possible interpretations. Evidence suggests that we live in a participatory universe—that is, our observations shape reality.

Details

Pages
XVI, 220
Year
2018
ISBN (Softcover)
9781433154539
Language
English
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Oxford, Wien, 2018. XVI, 220 pp., 10 b/w ill., 3 tables

Biographical notes

Fred Leavitt (Author)

Fred Leavitt received a Ph.D. in psychopharmacology from the University of Michigan. He did postdoctoral work at UC Berkeley and served on the faculty at California State University, East Bay for forty-three years. He gives occasional talks to medical doctors for their continuing medical education requirements.

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