Doubt and Certainty

by George Sudarshan Tony Rothman

When physicists and others construct models to explain the phenomena and laws of nature, do those models actually simulate what's really out there in the world, or do they only synthesize the way we think the world is? And how does our cultural upbringing affect the way we think about the world? In this far-reaching yet penetrating book, two world-class physicists, one born and raised in the West, the other in the Far East, examine these and many other intriguing questions not yet resolved by modern scientists.

Genres: Philosophy, Science, Nonfiction, Psychology

Paperback

First published October 7, 1998

Reviews

[Anand · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most profound book I have ever read (and understood :) ).. a perfect mix of physics and philosophy.. George Sudarshan has become one of my favorite authors..

[Morgan S · Rating 5 out of 5]

The cover of this book reads, “Debates on science, mysticism, reality, in general on the knowable and unknowable, with particular forays into such esoteric matters as the mind fluid, the behavior of the stock market, and the disposition of a quantum mechanical SPHINX, to name a few.” Written by Authors, Tony Rotman, and George Sudarshan, I present to you my book review of “Doubt and Certainty”

This book covered most of my deep rooted, really uncommon, shouldn't have been answered questions about theology, cosmology, quantum mechanics, mathematics,complexity, synchronicity, sciences of nature, and the list goes on. Sudarshan was dealt a beautiful hand as an author, he has a fluid and personal way of writing, he incorporated his own perspectives on very general questions about the universe itself. Somehow, he explained how the same experience can be taught through a different way of life, a different eye, making the experience a conceptual theory, not a definitive way. I highly recommend this book, I didn’t know much about any of these topics, but prior to reading I had been noticing synchronicities throughout our education systems and ways of life. This book covered all of those questions, in every area of life.

[Victor Manuel Lázaro Cortés · Rating 3 out of 5]

Se trata de un libro sobre temas que estaban de actualidad en el mundo de la Física hace 20 años, lo que no significa, que no pueda leerse ahora.
El inconveniente principal del libro es que necesitas tener conocimientos entre básicos e intermedios para no tener que consultar la wikipedia con asiduidad. Los estudiantes de Física, o los muy aficionados a la ciencia en particular, encontrarán en este libro un buen material para plantearse cuestiones sobre Física avanzada y no tan avanzada. Todo ellos mezclado con filosofía y destellos de teología.
Un acierto el hecho de tratar de hacerlo más ameno con la narración al estilo "falsa novela".

Un libro interesante . 6/10.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had a hard time reading this book. There were some interesting parts, but in general I felt like I was missing a lot of inside jokes about philosophy and physics. I thought that it was aimed towards laypeople who had an interest in these fields, but it didn't work for this layperson.

[Alterstuart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mind blowing, and brilliantly written.