Infinite Regress - Tuesday links, academic deep dives (opens in new tab)

Richard Shiffrin et al: Illusions of Understanding in the Sciences. A marvelous overview of various pitfalls in thinking which I will have to read again and with great care to fully understand. As is often the case, the concluding paragraph gives one a good idea of the flavor of the whole text: At the least, the difficulties of understanding should make all scientists both skeptical and humble, knowing that ‘truth’ is an ever receding goal. We must realize the full range of possible illusions...