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Daydreams & Thought Experiments

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August 24, 2024
"Daydreams & thought experiments" A. Thompson: 2
Elenco di esperimenti teorici fisico/filosofici. Ripropongo in fondo la descrizione trovata su Amazon perché esaustiva e non ho molto altro da aggiungere perché, dal mio punto di vista, l'autore ha solo collezionato alcuni dei più famosi dilemmi/paradossi/quesiti filosofici di grandi nomi e li ha impaginati in maniera sintetica, a tratti fin troppo a discapito dell'immediata comprensione, nel suo libricino. Personalmente non l'ho trovato illuminante. Per lo sforzo che ha fatto l'autore nella spiegazione, si sarebbe anche potuto fermare all'elenco dei titoli dei quesiti più famosi e sarebbe stato lo stesso.
"How do I know I am the same person I was yesterday? What will happen if I die tonight? Do you see exactly the same colours that I see? What is it like to be a bat? Imagine, and what if ...? In this book, philosopher Alec Thompson describes the techniques used by the world's top thinkers and creatives, from Seneca to Einstein, to ponder the big questions, illuminate the little questions, and come up with totally new questions about life, the universe and everything."
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August 6, 2025
good! especially for its brevity. summarising such complex concepts down to such an essential form takes skill.
some of the illustrations contributed little or were irrelevant - this tool could have been used to greater effect.
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