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324 - Benjamin Boyce - The Inevitable Fall of the Enlightenment

The Symbolic World

CHAPTER

Quantifying vs. Understanding Reality

The chapter explores the difference between quantifying and understanding phenomena, and emphasizes the need for different tools and intuitions. It discusses the limitations of measuring certain aspects of life and explores the forms in which we approach the world.

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