Question Reality! Science, Philosophy, and the Search for Meaning

How much can we know of the physical world? Can we know everything? Or are there fundamental limits to how much we can explain? If there are limits, to what extent can we explain the nature of physical reality? 
— Introduction to the online course taught by ICE Director Marcelo Gleiser
 

Questione a Realidade! Ciência, Filosofia e a Busca por Sentido

Quanto podemos conhecer do mundo? Será que podemos saber tudo? Ou será que existem limites fundamentais para o quanto podemos explicar? Se há limites, até que ponto podemos explicar a natureza da realidade física?

 
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