Publisher's Synopsis
The nature of reality remains a deeply contested subject amongst scientists and philosophers. When Albert Einstein met Rabindranath Tagore in 1930, it was this topic that occupied their discussion. Ghose takes the event as the starting point for this collection, with contributions from a distinguished team of scholars. Current debates in philosophy and science are considered, with essays on quantum physics, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy of mathematics and the natural sciences. The Tagore-Einstein discussion provides the vantage point from which to address vital questions of scientific truth, its epistemology and methodology.
