The Accidental Universe : : the World you Thought you Knew
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The Accidental Universe -- The Temporary Universe -- The Spiritual Universe -- The Symmetrical Universe -- The Gargantuan Universe -- The Lawful Universe -- The Disembodied Universe.
Meditates on scientific findings that are changing the understanding of the cosmos, exploring such topics as the debate between science and religion, the conflict between the desire for permanence and nature's impermanence, and the ways technology has changed physical experiences.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Pantheon Books, [2013]
Year Published: 2013
Description: xi, 157 p. ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780307908582
0307908585
SUBJECTS
Lightman, Alan P., -- 1948-
Cosmology.
Astronomy -- Philosophy.
Physics -- Philosophy.
Intuition.
Instinct.
Thought and thinking.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Universe.