Beginning of Infinity Explanations That Transform the World

Name: Beginning of Infinity Explanations That Transform the World
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ISBN: 9780143121350

ISBN-10: 0143121359

ISBN-13: 9780143121350

Edition: 2012

Authors: David Deutsch

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The New York Times bestseller: A provocative, imaginative exploration of the nature and progress of knowledgeIn this groundbreaking book, award-winning physicist David Deutsch argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe—and that improving them is the basic regulating principle of all successful human endeavor. Taking us on a journey through every fundamental field of science, as well as the history of civilization, art, moral values, and the theory of political institutions, Deutsch tracks how we form new explanations and drop bad ones, explaining the conditions under which progress—which he argues is potentially boundless—can and cannot happen. Hugely ambitious and…

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List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/29/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 1.05" tall
Weight: 0.880



Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Reach of Explanations



Closer to Reality



The Spark



Creation



The Reality of Abstractions



The Jump to Universality



Artificial Creativity



A Window on Infinity



Optimism



A Dream of Socrates



The Multiverse



A Physicist's History of Bad Philosophy



Choices



Why are Flowers Beautiful?



The Evolution of Culture



The Evolution of Creativity



Unsustainable



The Beginning


Bibliography


Index