The Frontiers of Knowledge [electronic resource] : What We Know About Science, History and The Mind
A. C. Grayling2021
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Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects
'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 an...
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A. C. Grayling, Author
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United Kingdom : Penguin, 2021
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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General/trade
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
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9780241980873
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English
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437664
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