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Farwell to Reality: Book Review

Posted by dbhalling 10 years, 1 month ago to Books

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Extremely well written book on the problems with modern physics.

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Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years, 1 month ago

Hello dbhalling,
Plato's influence has clouded and dominated the thinking of far too many.
Perhaps your review was better reasoned than the book.
O.A.

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  Posted by dbhalling 10 years, 1 month ago
  
  Hi OA,
  
  I really liked the book despite its flaws and as I said it is the best overview of theoretical physics I have ever seen and I know I could not have written that section with nearly the same clarity.
  
  I hope someday to write some articles (or even a book) on how modern physics has lost its way, focusing more on the philosophy and the early days of QM. When we lose the battle of metaphysics and epistemology in Physics then we are unlikely to win related battles in ethics and politics or even global warming, and other environmental nonsense.
  
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    Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years, 1 month ago
    
    Hmmm.. I look forward to the product of your future endeavor.
    How long was this book? I have such a backlog now, I hesitate to add more. I must leave room for follow ups to POJ you know! :)
    
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