Carroll, Sean M.   1966- <br/><br/>
The big picture :  on the origins of life, meaning, and the universe itself / 
Sean Carroll. 
 - ix, 470 pages :  illustrations, portraits ;   24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The fundamental nature of reality<br/>Poetic naturalism<br/>The world moves by itself<br/>What determines what will happen?<br/>Reasons why<br/>Our universe<br/>Time's arrow<br/>Memories and causes<br/>Learning about the world<br/>Updating our knowledge<br/>Is it okay to doubt everything?<br/>Reality emerges<br/>What exists, and what is illusion?<br/>Planets of belief<br/>Accepting uncertainty<br/>What can we know about the world without actually looking at it?<br/>Who am I?<br/>Abducting God<br/>How much we know<br/>The quantum realm<br/>Interpreting quantum mechanics<br/>The core theory<br/>The stuff of which we are made<br/>The effective theory of the everyday world<br/>Why does the universe exist?<br/>Body and soul<br/>Death is the end<br/>The universe in a cup of coffee<br/>Light and life<br/>Funneling energy<br/>Spontaneous organization<br/>The origin and purpose of life<br/>Evolution's bootstraps<br/>Searching through the landscape<br/>Emergent purpose<br/>Are we the point?<br/>Crawling into consciousness<br/>The babbling brain<br/>What thinks?<br/>The hard problem<br/>Zombies and stories<br/>Are photons conscious?<br/>What acts on what?<br/>Freedom to choose<br/>Three billion heartbeats<br/>What is and what ought to be<br/>Rules and consequences<br/>Constructing goodness<br/>Listening to the world<br/>Existential therapy 
<br/><br/> In The Big Picture, physicist Sean Carroll presents a sweeping explanation of how the universe works and what that means for human life, purpose, and understanding. The book bridges science and philosophy, offering a worldview grounded in what Carroll calls “poetic naturalism.”<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780525954828 (hc) 0525954821 (hc) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015050590 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Life--Origin.<br/>Origen de la vida. <br/>Meaning (Philosophy)<br/>Significado (Filosofía) <br/>Cosmology.<br/>Cosmología<br/>Naturalism.<br/>Naturalismo <br/>Discoveries in science.<br/>Inventos<br/>Ciencia --Obras de divulgación <br/>Evolution--Philosophy.<br/>Evolución --Filosofía <br/>Physical laws.<br/>Leyes físicas 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH 325  / C319b 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>577