Between Two Worlds: Memoirs of a Philosopher-Scientist. By Mario Bunge. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2016. ISBN 978-3-319-39250-2. 496 pp., $129.
To review the 500-page memoirs of a ninety-seven-year-old, internationally renowned philosopher-scientist is at once an inspiring and challenging task. One cannot help but be inspired by the story of a young boy with an inquiring mind who escapes the intellectual shackles of the fascist society in which he is reared to become a highly respected intellectual on the world stage. And it is challenging to try to do justice to a life spanning nearly a century and comprising both fascinating twists and turns and an astonishingly productive academic career.