Book Discussion Guided by Phil Filippak
What constitutes a good explanation? Is progress truly unbounded? What does “universality” mean? Is beauty objective? How do we inquire about the quantum nature of the multiverse? If you ask yourself these questions or similar, you may want to join the upcoming book club session on April 9th, dedicated to the book The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch.
In that book, Deutsch offers eloquent and insightful answers to some of the most fundamental questions that have intrigued human beings for centuries. From strong epistemological foundations, he shows us the first steps in our quest to better understand the universe and our place in it. There is no pretense of having reached any sort of “final truth”, no. On the opposite, David states clearly that we are ever at the beginning of infinity and that one of the most important virtues is not to get dogmatic.
David Deutsch is a physicist and philosopher who has spent his career exploring the frontiers of knowledge. He was a student of Karl Popper, the great philosopher of science, and his work is influenced deeply by Popper’s ideas about the importance of critical thinking and falsifiability in scientific inquiry. In the field of physics, Deutsch’s work covers the foundations of quantum mechanics and the nature of computation, with him being one of the forefathers of the quantum computer. But in The Beginning of Infinity, he takes a much broader view. He explores everything from the origins of the universe to the limits of our understanding, and he does so with clarity and insight that are truly impressive.
The session will be guided by Phil Filippak, a lifelong learner and prolific writer who has been working as a software and machine learning engineer for the last decade. He is publishing a Substack newsletter, Unstable Orbits, and is working on a large-scale VR project dedicated to brain exercises and better thinking.
If you’re interested in joining the book club session, it will take place at Green Bar on April 9th at 2:30 PM. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with one of the most important thinkers of our time!