Description
What We Cannot Know: From Consciousness to the Cosmos by Marcus du Sautoy is a popular science book that explores the boundaries and limitations of human knowledge in mathematics, physics, and philosophy. Rather than focusing only on what science has discovered, it investigates the fundamental questions that may never be fully answerable.
The book examines key problems in modern science and philosophy, including the origins of the universe, the nature of time before the Big Bang, the limits of prediction in complex systems, and whether consciousness can ever fully understand itself. It also explores mathematical limits, such as whether some truths can exist that can never be proven. Through accessible explanations and real scientific ideas, du Sautoy challenges the assumption that all mysteries are solvable, arguing instead that there may be inherent boundaries to what human intelligence can uncover.
What We Cannot Know is ideal for readers who enjoy science writing that blends mathematics, physics, and philosophical inquiry into the limits of understanding.
