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Why does the world exist? : an existential detective story / Jim Holt

By:

Holt, Jim

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Liveright Pub. Corp. , 2012Description: 307 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780871403599

Subject(s):

Cosmology

DDC classification:

113 HOL

LOC classification:

BD511 .H65 2012

Summary: The metaphysical mystery of how we came into existence remains the most fractious and fascinating questions of all time. Jim Holt examines our latest efforts to grasp the origins of the universe, contending that we have been too narrow in limiting our suspects to God versus the Big Bang. The result is Why Does the World Exist? - a work that becomes philosophy in its own right.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	113 HOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		038141

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Includes bibliographical references and index

The metaphysical mystery of how we came into existence remains the most fractious and fascinating questions of all time. Jim Holt examines our latest efforts to grasp the origins of the universe, contending that we have been too narrow in limiting our suspects to God versus the Big Bang. The result is Why Does the World Exist? - a work that becomes philosophy in its own right.

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