Unknowability at the Heart of Science and Mathematics.

The article focuses on concept of unknowability in science has been compared to a painting from 1927 by the German artist Paul Klee. It mentions quantum mechanics shows that the universe is largely unknowable in a certain sense and uncertainty and probabilistic nature of our quantum mechanical unive...

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Publicado en:Social Research Vol. 87; no. 1; pp. 103 - 106
Autor principal: Wolchover, Natalie
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press Spring2020
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