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The Rigor of Angels

Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality

Book • 2023

William Egginton

The Rigor of Angels delves into the paradoxes of physics, metaphysics, and literature, exploring the irreconcilable difference between objective reality and our experience of it.

It examines concepts of selfhood, free will, morality, and the cosmos, highlighting the incomplete nature of human understanding and the richness of our finite experience.

Mentioned by

Sean M. Carroll

Mentioned in 2 episodes

Mentioned by

Eric Zimmer

as the topic of their discussion.

What If You’re Wrong? How Uncertainty Makes Us More Human with William Egginton

Mentioned by

Sean M. Carroll

as the author of the book, and the subject of the podcast episode.

254 | William Egginton on Kant, Heisenberg, and Borges

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Adam Frank

, about Borghese, Heisenberg, and Kant; it weaves deep philosophy, literature, and science beautifully.

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