| Description |
ix, 262 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / John L. Casti and Anders Karlqvist -- Ch. 1. Limits of Science / John D. Barrow -- Ch. 2. The Outer Limits: In Search of the "Unknowable" in Science / John L. Casti -- Ch. 3. Variations on an Original Theme / N. C. A. da Costa and F. A. Doria -- Ch. 4. The Barrier of Objects: From Dynamical Systems to Bounded Organizations / Walter Fontana and Leo W. Buss -- Ch. 5. Scientific Knowledge from the Perspective of Quantum Cosmology / James B. Hartle -- Ch. 6. Structuring Reality: The Role of Limits / Piet Hut -- Ch. 7. Complexity and Epistemology / Harold J. Morowitz -- Ch. 8. On the Limitations of Scientific Knowledge / Robert Rosen -- Ch. 9. Undecidability Everywhere? / Karl Svozil -- Ch. 10. On Reality and Models / Joseph F. Traub |
| Notes |
"The advanced book program." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Science -- Philosophy.
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| Author |
Casti, J. L.
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Karlqvist, Anders.
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| LC no. |
96028594 |
| ISBN |
0201555700 |
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