Book Review : The Uncertain Universe: The Quest for the Ultimate Limits of Human Knowledge

Cosmology, as a science, limits itself to the study of the universe as a whole; its contents, structure, and evolution. Cosmological beliefs are based on the conclusions drawn from astronomical observations and mathematical models, but they still substantially influence the media and raise public interest.
The study of cosmology has changed from a speculative enterprise into a data-driven science that is part of a modern standard physical theory and supported by a wealth of observations. Nevertheless some theoretical proposals are being made for the very early stages of the universe that have no observational support; and sometimes it may be impossible to ever obtain such. Thus in some respects it remains a principle driven enterprise, with observation subordinate to theory. Which means that the foundations of this science are inherently confined to some degree of speculation.
In this book we are going to undertake a breathtaking journey into the very roots of the philosophy of cosmology in order to rigorously appraise this degree of possible speculation. This will allow us to make an attempt to define the ultimate limits of human knowledge in order to form a sober view of what, exactly, we can and cannot know

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