The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
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In this ambitious exploration of knowledge and human progress, the author argues that powerful explanations—not mere predictions or traditions—are the engines of scientific discovery, creativity, and cultural change. Drawing on quantum theory, computation, evolution, and the philosophy of knowledge, the book examines how people can understand and transform the world while remaining governed only by the laws of physics. It ranges across subjects including free will, morality, art, the origins and future of humanity, and the possibility of limitless progress. Provocative and optimistic, it presents a sweeping vision of human potential grounded in the continual improvement of ideas.
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paperback
Viking Adult
Published Jan 1, 2011
487 pages
ISBN: 9780670022755
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First Published
2011
Language
eng
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