约翰・巴罗,英国苏克斯大学天文学教授。巴罗不仅是一位杰出的学者,处于研究前沿的科学家,还是一位优秀的作家。他那独具神韵的文体、对深奥思想的阐述能力以及创作的激情,是常人难以企及的。巴罗主要作品有:《万物理论》、《宇宙学的人择原理》、《世界中的世界》等。
发表于2025-04-02
Impossibility 2025 pdf epub mobi 电子书
成千上万的人渴求长生不老,但他们在下雨的周日下午却不知道该干些什么。 ——尼兹 阐释:人们容易被目标蛊惑,很少认真思考目标实现的意义,我们追求自由,却并不一定能驾驭得了自由。 人不是只有一个中心的圆,而是有两个焦点的椭圆,一个是事实,一个是理念。 ——雨果 阐...
评分三年前买了这本书,就是因为它讲的事情我很多不知道,属于对科学的单纯好奇心。当时很多东西在思考涉及范围以外。 上完了自然辩证法再看一遍,居然理解了很多。从这个角度讲,这偏政治的哲学课还是有点意义的。我们虽然在某些意义上赞同了毛主席说“世界无限可分”。但这只是...
评分很难用一句话来概括本书的阅读体验。也许是实在是五彩缤纷,美轮美奂。一座思想的灯塔,照亮我们的思维难以捉摸,昏暗模糊的远方。 可以说本书内容包罗万象,收集了大量的关于科学进展(或者更准确,知识的获得与文明的进步)的资料,然而可贵的是,作者并不是在写一本思想史...
评分看了这本书想起《蚁哥正传》的最后一个镜头,轰轰烈烈雄兵百万也不过垃圾桶方圆几米范围。 征服了珠峰征服了月球却征服不了下巴壳,其实什么也没征服。 我好像不是在书评,而是在耍贫。 总之这本书上天入地让人大开眼界。
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In Impossibility, John D. Barrow--one of our most elegant and accomplished science writers--argues convincingly that there are limits to human discovery, that there are things that are ultimately unknowable, undoable, or unreachable. Barrow first examines the limits of the human mind: our brain evolved to meet the demands of our immediate environment, and much that lies outside this small circle may also lie outside our understanding. He investigates practical impossibilities, such as those imposed by complexity, uncomputability, or the finiteness of time, space, and resources. Is the universe finite or infinite? Can information be transmitted faster than the speed of light? The book also examines deeper theoretical restrictions on our ability to know, including Godel's theorem, which proved that there were things that could not be proved. Finally, having explored the limits imposed on us from without, Barrow considers whether there are limits we should impose upon ourselves. Weaving together this intriguing tapestry, Barrow illuminates some of the most profound questions of science, from the possibility of time travel to the very structure of the universe.
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