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050 1 4 _aQH 325
_bC319b 2016
082 0 0 _a577
100 1 _aCarroll, Sean M.
_q(Sean Michael),
_d1966-
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245 1 4 _aThe big picture :
_bon the origins of life, meaning, and the universe itself /
_cSean Carroll.
264 1 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bDutton,
_c2016.
300 _aix, 470 pages :
_billustrations, portraits ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe fundamental nature of reality Poetic naturalism The world moves by itself What determines what will happen? Reasons why Our universe Time's arrow Memories and causes Learning about the world Updating our knowledge Is it okay to doubt everything? Reality emerges What exists, and what is illusion? Planets of belief Accepting uncertainty What can we know about the world without actually looking at it? Who am I? Abducting God How much we know The quantum realm Interpreting quantum mechanics The core theory The stuff of which we are made The effective theory of the everyday world Why does the universe exist? Body and soul Death is the end The universe in a cup of coffee Light and life Funneling energy Spontaneous organization The origin and purpose of life Evolution's bootstraps Searching through the landscape Emergent purpose Are we the point? Crawling into consciousness The babbling brain What thinks? The hard problem Zombies and stories Are photons conscious? What acts on what? Freedom to choose Three billion heartbeats What is and what ought to be Rules and consequences Constructing goodness Listening to the world Existential therapy
520 _aIn 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.”
650 0 _aLife
_xOrigin.
650 4 _aOrigen de la vida.
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650 0 _aMeaning (Philosophy)
650 4 _aSignificado (Filosofía)
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650 0 _aCosmology.
650 4 _aCosmología
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650 0 _aNaturalism.
650 4 _aNaturalismo
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650 0 _aDiscoveries in science.
650 4 _aInventos
_99872
650 4 _aCiencia
_vObras de divulgación
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650 0 _aEvolution
_xPhilosophy.
650 4 _aEvolución
_xFilosofía
_942318
650 0 _aPhysical laws.
650 4 _aLeyes físicas
_942319
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1605/2015050590-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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