A review by camebrew
Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel by Stephen Budiansky
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Gödel is such a compelling figure and it is so cool to see titans of physics, mathematics, and computer science be absolutely wowed when encountering him. This first quote I feel really sums up Gödel’s view of reality and humanity’s place in the universe. I also loved how enthralled he was at the idea of living lives outside of this realm.
The mind was based on far fewer physical foundations, and far more spiritual influences, than the twentieth century wanted to believe. The medieval thinkers had been right to look upon mental illness as a "spiritual infestation." Eventually the truth will be discovered even though science is headed in a materialistic direction for the foreseeable future.
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Einstein said his own work by then did not amount to much, but he came into the office "just to have the privilege of being permitted to walk home with Kurt Gödel.”
3,4
If the experience of the lapse of time can exist without an objective lapse of time, no reason can be given why an objective lapse of time should be assumed at all.
227
In Place of limits on human knowledge and certainty, he saw only the irreplaceable uniqueness of the human spirit.
280
The mind was based on far fewer physical foundations, and far more spiritual influences, than the twentieth century wanted to believe. The medieval thinkers had been right to look upon mental illness as a "spiritual infestation." Eventually the truth will be discovered even though science is headed in a materialistic direction for the foreseeable future.
…
Einstein said his own work by then did not amount to much, but he came into the office "just to have the privilege of being permitted to walk home with Kurt Gödel.”
3,4
If the experience of the lapse of time can exist without an objective lapse of time, no reason can be given why an objective lapse of time should be assumed at all.
227
In Place of limits on human knowledge and certainty, he saw only the irreplaceable uniqueness of the human spirit.
280