Tim Maudlin reviews two popular books on science and philosophy -- the first on the development of quantum theory, the second on Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

https://bostonreview.net/science-nature-philosophy-religion/tim-maudlin-defeat-reason

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Comment by [deleted] at 07/06/2018 at 15:50 UTC*

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Comment by poor_yoricks_skull at 06/06/2018 at 23:58 UTC

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I didn't really understand too much of the first review (but I also don't know .Much about quantum physics)-. But I loved the second review, and I made me want to go read the book AND reread Kuhn!

Comment by [deleted] at 08/06/2018 at 23:00 UTC

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This is a very misleading text (dare I say a bad one). The portrayal of Bohr and Bohm is ridiculous and calling Kant an agent of anti-Enlightenment is pure crankery