A meditation on doubt
by Anna Püschel
- Author(s)
- Anna Püschel
- Publication, year
- Breda : The Eriskay Connection, 2024
- Scope
- 768 Pages, illustrated, 16,5 cm.
- Carrier
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-90-833571-2-6
When do you know something? And at which point can you be sure that what you know is true? Knowledge of facts is distinct from opinion or speculative assumption. We rely on various sources to determine the validity of information and separate fact from fiction. Fascinated by awareness and ignorance, Anna Püschel began collecting definitions of words related to knowledge from a broad range of sources, from medieval texts to modern dictionaries. These definitions – some objectively true, others with questionable veracity – are brought together in this beautiful and insightful Encyclopedia of the Uncertain, a work that redefines referencing, and boldly juxtaposes French poetry to conspiracy theories, recipes, and political essays.
- Keywords
- doubt , fake
- Location
- Cabinet 32 - 1: Attempts to Read the World (Differently)