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The First Moments of the Universe: The Limits of Knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

Hubert Reeves
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The contemporary astrophysicist today deals with questions that bear on the area known to traditional philosophy as “metaphysics.” Consequently, it is tempting to cross the threshold. One can allow oneself to be tempted by the idea that science is in a position to provide solutions to ancient and venerable metaphysical quests. One can even imagine, according to the wish expressed two thousand years ago by Epicurus, that it can calm our “metaphysical anxieties.”

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Research Article
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Diogenes , Volume 39 , Issue 155 , September 1991 , pp. 5 - 16
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Copyright © 1991 Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie / International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)

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