The Unknowable and the Counterintuitive

The Unknowable and the Counterintuitive: The Surprising Insights of Modern Science explores four diverse topics—chaos theory, metamathematics, quantum mechanics, and the theory of relativity—that each challenge the traditional Newtonian paradigm. In doing so, the text encourages students to question deeply ingrained beliefs regarding nature, physical reality, and human knowledge.



The book is divided into four chapters, with each focusing on a diffe