Pursuing the eternal quest of Western thought to comprehend the origin and design of the universe, Davies probes into the essential nature of scientific inquiry and the role of man in interpreting the cosmos. A provocative synthesis of science, philosophy, and theology, by the bestselling author of God and the New Physics.
Pursuing the eternal quest of Western thought to comprehend the origin and design of the universe, Davies probes into the essential nature of scientific inquiry and the role of man in interpreting the cosmos. A provocative synthesis of science, philosophy, and theology, by the bestselling author of God and the New Physics.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
PAUL DAVIES is Director of the Beyond Center at Arizona State University and the bestselling author of more than twenty books. He won the 1995 Templeton Prize for his work on the deeper meaning of science. His books include About Time, The Fifth Miracle, and The Mind of God.
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Contents Preface CHAPTER 1 REASON AND BELIEF The Scientific Miracle Human Reason and Common Sense Thoughts About Thought A Rational World Metaphysics: Who Needs It? Time and Eternity: The Fundamental Paradox of Existence CHAPTER 2 CAN THE UNIVERSE CREATE ITSELF? Was There a Creation Event? Creation from Nothing The Beginning of Time Cyclic World Revisited Continuous Creation Did God Cause the Big Bang? Creation without Creation Mother and Child Universes CHAPTER 3 WHAT ARE THE LAWS OF NATURE? The Origin of Law The Cosmic Code The Status of the Laws Today What Does It Mean for Something to "Exist"? In the Beginning CHAPTER 4 MATHEMATICS AND REALITY Magic Numbers Mechanizing Mathematics The Uncomputable Why Does Arithmetic Work? Russian Dolls and Artificial Life CHAPTER 5 REAL WORLDS AND VIRTUAL WORLDS Simulating Reality Is the Universe a Computer? The Unattainable The Unknowable The Cosmic Program CHAPTER 6 THE MATHEMATICAL SECRET Is Mathematics Already "Out There"? The Cosmic Computer Why Us? Why Are the Laws of Nature Mathematical?. How Can We Know Something without Knowing Everything? CHAPTER 7 WHY IS THE WORLD THE WAY IT IS? An Intelligible Universe A Unique Theory of Everything? Contingent Order The Best of All Possible Worlds? Beauty as a Guide to Truth Is God Necessary? A Dipolar God and Wheeler's Cloud Does God Have to Exist? The Options A God Who Plays Dice CHAPTER 8 DESIGNER UNIVERSE The Unity of the Universe Life Is So Difficult Has the Universe Been Designed by an Intelligent Creator? The Ingenuity of Nature A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place Is There Need for a Designer? Multiple Realities Cosmological Darwinism CHAPTER 9 THE MYSTERY AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE Turtle Power Mystical Knowledge The Infinite What Is Man? Notes Select Bibliography Index
Contents Preface CHAPTER 1 REASON AND BELIEF The Scientific Miracle Human Reason and Common Sense Thoughts About Thought A Rational World Metaphysics: Who Needs It? Time and Eternity: The Fundamental Paradox of Existence CHAPTER 2 CAN THE UNIVERSE CREATE ITSELF? Was There a Creation Event? Creation from Nothing The Beginning of Time Cyclic World Revisited Continuous Creation Did God Cause the Big Bang? Creation without Creation Mother and Child Universes CHAPTER 3 WHAT ARE THE LAWS OF NATURE? The Origin of Law The Cosmic Code The Status of the Laws Today What Does It Mean for Something to "Exist"? In the Beginning CHAPTER 4 MATHEMATICS AND REALITY Magic Numbers Mechanizing Mathematics The Uncomputable Why Does Arithmetic Work? Russian Dolls and Artificial Life CHAPTER 5 REAL WORLDS AND VIRTUAL WORLDS Simulating Reality Is the Universe a Computer? The Unattainable The Unknowable The Cosmic Program CHAPTER 6 THE MATHEMATICAL SECRET Is Mathematics Already "Out There"? The Cosmic Computer Why Us? Why Are the Laws of Nature Mathematical?. How Can We Know Something without Knowing Everything? CHAPTER 7 WHY IS THE WORLD THE WAY IT IS? An Intelligible Universe A Unique Theory of Everything? Contingent Order The Best of All Possible Worlds? Beauty as a Guide to Truth Is God Necessary? A Dipolar God and Wheeler's Cloud Does God Have to Exist? The Options A God Who Plays Dice CHAPTER 8 DESIGNER UNIVERSE The Unity of the Universe Life Is So Difficult Has the Universe Been Designed by an Intelligent Creator? The Ingenuity of Nature A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place Is There Need for a Designer? Multiple Realities Cosmological Darwinism CHAPTER 9 THE MYSTERY AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE Turtle Power Mystical Knowledge The Infinite What Is Man? Notes Select Bibliography Index
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