Returning to the Art of the Unknowable

Colin Tudge is a science writer and broadcaster who is best known for his work on agriculture and the environment, with books such as 'Feeding People is Easy' and 'The Variety of Life'. His latest publication, 'The Great Rethink,' advocating a radically new approach to food production, was reviewed by Beshara Magazine last year. 

In this article, he argues that at the root of our contemporary problems is a failure to address fundamental questions about the nature of the universe and how we have knowledge of it. These lie beyond the realm of science, in what is called 'metaphysics', and demand a recognition of the importance of intuition as well as reason.

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