Impossibility : the limits of science and the science of limits /

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Explores the frontiers of knowledge, discussing the restrictions that may be imposed upon a full understanding of the physical universe by the limits of technology, computers, cost, and complexity; and considering how the mind's awareness of the impossible influences perceptions of reality.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Barrow, John D., 1952-2020
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Sujets:
Science > Philosophy.
Limit (Logic)
Gödel's theorem.
Limite (Logique)
Théorème de Gödel.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Gödel's theorem
Science > Philosophy
Unmöglichkeit
Wissenschaft
Natuurwetenschappen.
Onmogelijkheid.
Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnis.
Wissenschaftstheorie.
Naturwissenschaften > Philosophie.
Philosophie > Naturwissenschaften.
Erkenntnistheorie.
Naturwissenschaften.
Philosophie.
Unmöglichkeit > Wissenschaft
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Description
Résumé:Explores the frontiers of knowledge, discussing the restrictions that may be imposed upon a full understanding of the physical universe by the limits of technology, computers, cost, and complexity; and considering how the mind's awareness of the impossible influences perceptions of reality.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index.
ISBN:058513362X
9780585133621
9780195351385
019535138X

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