Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
Whether framed philosophically as Why is there a world rather than nothing at all or more colloquially as But, Mommy, who made God the metaphysical mystery about how we came into existence remains the most fractious and fascinating question of all time. Following in the footsteps of Christopher...
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Whether framed philosophically as Why is there a world rather than nothing at all or more colloquially as But, Mommy, who made God the metaphysical mystery about how we came into existence remains the most fractious and fascinating question of all time. Following in the footsteps of Christopher Hitchens, Roger Penrose, and even Stephen Hawking, Jim Holt emerges with an eng
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Profile
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
The author uses the question "why does the world exist" and each of his interviews as a narrative device in explaining the fundamental questions of philosophy. There are commonly two ways of explaining philosophy, 1) look at philosophy in its chronological order of development as in the book by Will...
An overview/ primer of the major sicentific/philosophical/religious arguments for why there is something rather than nothing, i.e. the book's title. Holt does a commendable job at summarizing the major point of each theory and engaging in debate with many of the proponents of these theories.In the e...
Wow. This book was deep. Large chunks of it probably went sailing right over my head, but at the same time it was very readable - possibly because the author, despite obviously being very knowledgeable in things like philosophy and physics, made the whole thing very personal. It really was like a de...
sometimes a little too funny for his own good, but when he hits the mark his observations make philosophy a joy to read. Put your mind in gear if you want to get the most from this.
Jessica Q. Rabbit, singer, model, movie star and high-flying academic, talks candidly to The Toon Town Times about Why Does the World Exist? TTT: Jessica, great to meet and thank you for making space in your busy schedule.JR: The pleasure's all mine.TTT: Okay, now I know you have another meeting in...
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