The Accidental Universe

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The Accidental Universe
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 108
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ISBN-10 : 9780307908599
ISBN-13 : 0307908593
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Book Synopsis The Accidental Universe by : Alan Lightman

Book excerpt: The bestselling author of Einsteins Dreams explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by recent discoveries in science with passion and curiosity. He looks at the dialogue between science and religion; the conflict between our human desire for permanence and the impermanence of nature; the possibility that our universe is simply an accident; the manner in which modern technology has separated us from direct experience of the world; and our resistance to the view that our bodies and minds can be explained by scientific logic and laws. Behind all of these considerations is the suggestion--at once haunting and exhilarating--that what we see and understand of the world is only a tiny piece of the extraordinary, perhaps unfathomable whole.


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