04512cam a2200517 4500 585856108 TxAuBib 20220519120000.0 120110s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781101549445 electronic bk. 1101549440 electronic bk. 9781101549827 electronic bk. 1101549823 electronic bk. B005DXR5ZC Amazon B005DXR5ZC Amazon B005DXR5ZC Amazon 3f273998-b51f-4d6c-9667-adcf98f9f5ac OverDrive (Reserve ID) 616284 OverDrive (Product ID) (OCoLC)772227467 TEFOD TEFOD JIC TxAuBib Deutsch, David, 1953- Beginning of infinity. The beginning of infinity [Bridges eBook] : explanations that transform the world / David Deutsch. New York : Viking, 2011. 1 online resource (vii, 487 p.) : ill. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1745kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Includes bibliographical references (p. 460-461) and index. 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. "A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this important new book, David Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation, argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe. They have unlimited scope and power to cause change, and the quest to improve them is the basic regulating principle not only of science but of all successful human endeavor. This stream of ever improving explanations has infinite reach, according to Deutsch: we are subject only to the laws of physics, and they impose no upper boundary to what we can eventually understand, control, and achieve. In his previous book, The Fabric of Reality, Deutsch describe the four deepest strands of existing knowledge-the theories of evolution, quantum physics, knowledge, and computation-arguing jointly they reveal a unified fabric of reality. In this new book, he applies that worldview to a wide range of issues and unsolved problems, from creativity and free will to the origin and future of the human species. Filled with startling new conclusions about human choice, optimism, scientific explanation, and the evolution of culture, The Beginning of Infinity is a groundbreaking book that will become a classic of its kind"-- Provided by publisher. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-14 20:00:03. Imported from MARC file. Explanation. Infinite. Science Philosophy. SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects. Electronic books. http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=3F273998-B51F-4D6C-9667-ADCF98F9F5AC ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers_and_Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780670022755.jpg Cover image https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1523-1/3F2/739/98/BeginningofInfinity9781101549827.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3F273998-B51F-4D6C-9667-ADCF98F9F5AC&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1523-1/3F2/739/98/BeginningofInfinity9781101549827.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3F273998-B51F-4D6C-9667-ADCF98F9F5AC&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1523-1/3F2/739/98/BeginningofInfinity9781101549827.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3F273998-B51F-4D6C-9667-ADCF98F9F5AC&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)