Science and Mystery – Mattias Desmet

„As such, science stumbles upon an unknowable and mysterious essence that escapes logical explanation and which can be described only in the language of poetry and metaphor.“

Mattias DesmetMattias Desmet describes how science encounters the mysterious unknown that can only be explained poetically.
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Mattias Desmet is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Ghent.

This quote describes the limit of scientific knowledge and the significance of poetry as a means to express the incomprehensible.


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Mattias Desmet teaches Clinical Psychology at the Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting at the University of Ghent. His department's research is strongly clinically and practice-oriented. He focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of psychological counseling and psychoanalysis.

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