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W. Poundstone (1955), American author and science journalist. His major works include Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb (1992), The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge (1985), and Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Search for Truth (1988). His fields of specialization are mathematics, physics, psychology, economics, and science journalism.
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Mysticism: A. Mysticism is a spiritual practice seeking direct experience of the divine, often through meditation, contemplation, or altered states of consciousness, emphasizing a personal connection beyond religious doctrine or intellectual understanding. See also Religion, Religios belief, Transcendentals. - B. Mysticism is an intentional or unintentional obscuration of scientifically researched relationships. See also Misinformation, Social media._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Darwin, Charles | Mysticism | Darwin | |
Dennett, Daniel | Mysticism | Dennett | |
Feyerabend, Paul | Mysticism | Feyerabend | |
Feynman, Richard | Mysticism | Feynman | |
Kanitscheider, Bernulf | Mysticism | Kanitscheider | |
Leibniz, G.W. | Mysticism | Leibniz | |
McGinn, Colin | Mysticism | McGinn | |
Nozick, Robert | Mysticism | Nozick | |
Poundstone, W. | Mysticism | Poundstone | |
Surowiecki, James | Mysticism | Surowiecki | |
Wittgenstein, Ludwig | Mysticism | Wittgenstein | |
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