2012, ISBN: 0871404095

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[EAN: 9780871404091], Near Fine, [PU: Liveright Publishing Corporation], PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, Jacket, First Edition, 2nd printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in near Fine conditi… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780871404091], Near Fine, [PU: Liveright Publishing Corporation], PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, Jacket, First Edition, 2nd printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in near Fine condition (slight beump on front board-&-jacket edge). "In this astonishing and profound work, an irreverent sleuth traces the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times. 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 of 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 engrossing narrative that traces our latest efforts to grasp the origins of the universe. As he takes on the role of cosmological detective, the brilliant yet slyly humorous Holt contends that we have been too narrow in limiting our suspects to God versus the Big Bang. Whether interviewing a cranky Oxford philosopher, a Physics Nobel Laureate, or a French Buddhist monk, Holt pursues unexplored and often bizarre angles to this cosmic puzzle. The result is a brilliant synthesis of cosmology, mathematics, and physics--a work that becomes philosophy in its own right." [publisher copy] "WHY DOES THE WORLD EXIST? is more fun than a book this serious has any right to be. To this sweeping question--the most sweeping question--Jim Holt brings not only erudition and precision but a great sense of adventure that sweeps us along with him, from the cosmic to the comic, from the mantic to the manic. Holt has written a metaphysical page-turner and a triumph of intellectual liveliness."--Rebecca Goldstein. "The pleasure of this book is watching the match: the staggeringly inventive human mind slamming its fantastic conjectures over the net, the universe coolly returning every serve. Holt traffics in wonder, a word whose dual meanings--the absence of answers; the experience of awe--strike me as profoundly related. His book is not utilitarian. You can't profit from it, at least not in the narrow sense. And yet it does what real science writing should: It helps us feel the fullness of the problem."--Kathryn Schulz, New York. "I've [read] WHY DOES THE WORLD EXIST? by Jim Holt to get my existential buzz."--Bruce Springsteen. Near pristine (beump) hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in a near Fine, intact & handsome (not-NYT-stickered) jacket. Quite presentable., Books<

2012, ISBN: 9780871404091

Liveright, 2012-07-16. Hardcover. Very Good. 3rd printing, Liveright hardcover w/ DJ, 2012. Book is VG+, w/ clean text, binding tight enough to suggest it is unread. DJ is VG+, w/ ver… Mehr…

Liveright, 2012-07-16. Hardcover. Very Good. 3rd printing, Liveright hardcover w/ DJ, 2012. Book is VG+, w/ clean text, binding tight enough to suggest it is unread. DJ is VG+, w/ very light edge/shelf wear. Free delivery confirmation., Liveright, 2012-07-16, 3<