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The Profound Limitations of Knowledge: 7 (History and Philosophy of Science: Heresy, Crossroads, and Intersections) - Softcover

Leavitt, Fred

 
9781433154539: The Profound Limitations of Knowledge: 7 (History and Philosophy of Science: Heresy, Crossroads, and Intersections)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1433154536 ISBN 13: 9781433154539
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2018

Synopsis

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.

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About the 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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Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1433154536
ISBN 13 
9781433154539
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
236