Ignorabimus
Lignorabimus , abbreviation of the Latin ignoramus and ignorabimus which means “We let us not know and will never know”, expresses the Pessimisme in connection with the limits of the scientific knowledge at the XIXe century. The German physiologist Emil of Wood-Reymond expressed it in its work Über die Grenzen of Naturerkennens of 1872.
It was included in various debates on the limits of science. In 1930, David Hilbert made a speech with the radio where it expressed his confidence that L ignorabimus could be eliminated from the Mathématiques.
The Sociologue Wolf Lepenies put in prospect the ignorabimus for Wood-Reymond by affirming that he did not see the so dark situation of way:
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“It is in fact a blind confidence towards the scientific Orgueil, confidence stated under a cover of Modestie. ” (Free translation of It is in fact year incredibly coil-confidant support for scientific hubris masked ace modesty , Between Literature and Science: the Small channel off Sociology , p.272).
External bonds
- The Ignorabimusstreit
- Speech with the radio of Hilbert in 1930 and its transcription
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