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Información de la obraThe Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself por Sean M. Carroll
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This is a really fascinating look at lots of physics-related things, many of which I was at least partially familiar with before listening to the audiobook. There was still plenty to learn, though, and I appreciated the new perspective on some of the topics. I think in order to get the full most out of this book, though, I will need to read it again in print form so that I can revisit paragraphs and look things up as I go. ( ) Wonderful book, mostly pretty easy to read, tying together concepts about particle physics, cosmology, the origin of life, all sorts of stuff - along with a naturalistic philosophy to show how it all might relate to meaning in human life. I thought the science part was stronger than the philosophy part - I agreed with the philosophy stuff, it just didn't seem all that exciting. But I like the guy's attitude - sympathetic and respectful towards those he doesn't agree with. I agree with every point the author makes, except maybe I'm not comfortable with the term poetic naturalism because it sounds somewhat pretentious. Unfortunately most of the book deals with language and not the big picture or science. I think this book was written for spiritual people and is lost on me because I'm already on-board with the gut punching, purpose denying train to oblivion. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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"The award-winning Caltech physicist and author of The Particle at the End of the Universe shares sweeping perspectives into how human purpose and meaning naturally fit into a scientific worldview,"--Amazon.com.
"Sean Carroll is emerging as one of the greatest humanist thinkers of his generation as he brings his extraordinary intellect to bear not only on Higgs bosons and extra dimensions but now also on our deepest personal questions. Where are we? Who are we? Are our emotions, our beliefs, and our hopes and dreams ultimately meaningless out there in the void? Does human purpose and meaning fit into a scientific worldview. In short chapters filled with intriguing historical anecdotes, personal asides, and rigorous exposition, readers learn the difference between how the world works at the quantum level, the cosmic level, and the human level–and then how each connects to the other. Carroll's presentation of the principles that have guided the scientific revolution from Darwin and Einstein to the origins of life, consciousness, and the universe is dazzlingly unique. Carroll shows how an avalanche of discoveries in the past few hundred years has changed our world and what really matters to us. Our lives are dwarfed like never before by the immensity of space and time, but they are redeemed by our capacity to comprehend it and give it meaning."--Dust jacket. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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