Book · 2023 · Biography & Autobiography
The Rigor of Angels
Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality
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The best things said about it
It's called the rigor of Angels by William eggington this book is by a Humanity scholar at Johns Hopkins and it's quite original and ingenious.
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Why people recommend it
The Rigor of Angels by William Egginton is an ingenious group biography and philosophical exploration that examines the ultimate nature of reality by weaving together the lives and ideas of Jorge Luis Borges, Werner Heisenberg, and Immanuel Kant. The book received high praise from critics and was frequently highlighted on literary programs. On The Book Review, Gilbert Cruz and Jennifer Szalai discussed the work in depth, with Szalai describing it as an elegant examination of how these three thinkers grappled with the limits of human knowledge and the structure of reality. Emily Eakin also recommended the book on the podcast as her personal favorite title that narrowly missed the top ten list of the year, praising the originality of its approach. Szalai further elaborated on the book's themes during year-end review episodes, emphasizing how Egginton connects quantum uncertainty, philosophical idealism, and literature. These podcast conversations showcased the book as an intellectually stimulating and beautifully crafted guide to some of the most profound questions in modern philosophy and science.
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Gilbert Cruz and you would recommend that our listeners check out the rigor of angels yes 2
“I want to end this conversation by asking you in probably much shorter time than the book deserves to to be honest to talk about one final book that you reviewed so positively recently which was a book called The rigor of angels”
“and you would recommend that our listeners check out the rigor of angels yes”
Jennifer Szalai well and I do okay so the book is called the rigor of angels and it's by William eginton and the three main… 2
“well and I do okay so the book is called the rigor of angels and it's by William eginton and the three main people that he writes about”
“so it's called the rigor of Angels by William eginton and it's about the ultimate nature of reality”
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“it's called the rigor of Angels by William eggington this book is by a Humanity scholar at Johns Hopkins and it's quite original and ingenious”
