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The beginning of infinity : explanations that transform the world /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deutsch, David, 1953-
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2011.
Subjects:
Explanation.
Infinite.
Science > Philosophy.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.