The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the WorldThe New York Times bestseller: A provocative, imaginative exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge “Dazzling.” – Steven Pinker, The Guardian |
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LibraryThing Review
User Review - mrgan - LibraryThingIt's odd that a book written in such a priggishly prescriptive tone should be, while you read it, so compelling, and even more odd that it should, in the end, say so little. While it touches on many ... Read full review
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User Review - DLMorrese - LibraryThingWhat we need are good explanations. That's essentially what this 450 page philosophical tome is about. Of course what makes an explanation 'good' is subjective. I'm sure there are people who will ... Read full review
Contents
Closer to Reality | |
The Spark | |
Creation | |
The Reality of Abstractions | |
The Jump to Universality | |
Optimism | |
A Dream of Socrates | |
The Multiverse | |
A Physicists History of Bad Philosophy | |
Choices | |
Why are Flowers Beautiful? | |
The Evolution of Culture | |
The Evolution of Creativity | |
Artificial Creativity | |
A Window on Infinity | |
Unsustainable | |
The Beginning | |
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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World David Deutsch No preview available - 2011 |
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World David Deutsch No preview available - 2012 |