Labyrinths of Reason Quotes

“he may never be quite sure his picture is the only one which could explain his observations”
― William Poundstone, Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge

“may form some picture of a mechanism which could be responsible for all the things he observes,”
― William Poundstone, Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge

“In our endeavour to understand reality we are somewhat like a man trying to understand the mechanism of a closed watch.”
― William Poundstone, Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge