The Beginning of Infinity Explanations That Transform the World

, by Deutsch, David

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ISBN: 9780143121350 | 0143121359
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/29/2012

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Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation, delivers a bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge.

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Acknowledgements	p. vi
Introduction	p. vii
The Reach of Explanations	p. 1
Closer to Reality	p. 34
The Spark	p. 42
Creation	p. 78
The Reality of Abstractions	p. 107
The Jump to Universality	p. 125
Artificial Creativity	p. 148
A Window on Infinity	p. 164
Optimism	p. 196
A Dream of Socrates	p. 223
The Multiverse	p. 258
A Physicist's History of Bad Philosophy	p. 305
Choices	p. 326
Why are Flowers Beautiful?	p. 353
The Evolution of Culture	p. 369
The Evolution of Creativity	p. 398
Unsustainable	p. 418
The Beginning	p. 443
Bibliography	p. 460
Index	p. 463
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The Beginning of Infinity Explanations That Transform the World

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