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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

Jim Holt • Rizzoli • ISBN 9780871403599

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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

Jim Holt • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 9780871403599

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ISBN 9780871403599 • Completeness 48

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Jim Holt embarks on a philosophical investigation into the ultimate question of why there is something rather than nothing. Through interviews with world-renowned physicists and philosophers, he navigates the intersection of science, mathematics, and metaphysics to explore the origins of the universe.

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Publisher: RizzoliPages: 320

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Contributor: Jim Holt

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Category: CosmologyCategory: ExistentialismCategory: MetaphysicsCategory: Philosophy Of ScienceCategory: Theoretical PhysicsCategory: Intellectual HistoryCategory: Human InquiryCategory: Ultimate Questions

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