The Frontiers of Knowledge: What We Know About Science, History and The Mind

Grayling, A. C.

ISBN 10: 0241304563 / ISBN 13: 9780241304563

Verlag: Viking, 2021

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432 pages. 9.40x6.40x1.34 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0241304563

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Titel: The Frontiers of Knowledge: What We Know ...

Verlag: Viking

Erscheinungsdatum: 2021

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Brand New

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Inhaltsangabe:

'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker
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In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5 per cent of the universe; pre-history is still being revealed, with thousands of historical sites yet to be explored; and the new neurosciences of mind and brain are just beginning.

What do we know, and how do we know it? What do we now know that we don't know? And what have we learnt about the obstacles to knowing more? In a time of deepening battles over what knowledge and truth mean, these questions matter more than ever. Bestselling polymath and philosopher A. C. Grayling seeks to answer them in three crucial areas at the frontiers of knowledge: science, history and psychology. A remarkable history of science, life on earth, and the human mind itself, this is a compelling and fascinating tour de force, written with verve, clarity and remarkable breadth of knowledge.
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'Remarkable, readable and authoritative. How he has mastered so much, so thoroughly, is nothing short of amazing' Lawrence M. Krauss, author of A Universe from Nothing

'This book hums with the excitement of the great human project of discovery' Adam Zeman, author of Aphantasia

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Professor A. C. Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times.