The Mind of God by Paul Davies

The Mind of God by Paul Davies

Paul Davies' The Mind of God: Science and the Search for Ultimate Meaning explores how modern science is beginning to shed light on the mysteries of our existence. Is the universe - and our place in it - the result of random chance, or is there an ultimate meaning to existence? Where did the laws of nature come from? Were they created by a higher force, or can they be explained in some other way? How, for example, could a mechanism as complex as an eye have evolved without a creator? Paul Davies argues that the achievement of science and mathematics in unlocking the secrets of nature mean that there must be a deep and significant link between the human mind and the organization of the physical world. In this quest for an ultimate explanation of the universe, he examines the origin of the cosmos, the possibility of other universes and the claim that we inhabit a kind of gigantic computer. The universe is, he concludes, no mere quirk of fate but a meaningful place for thinking beings. Through science, we can truly glimpse the mind of God. 'Makes us re-examine the great questions of existence'   The New York Times 'The greatest achievement of the book is to provide an insight into the nature of science itself and the uncertainties that lie in the physical realm'   John Gribbin, Sunday Times 'For those brought up on a diet of Adam and Eve, The Mind of God will make surprising reading'   Independent Paul Davies is Director of the BEYOND Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, and co-Director of the Cosmology Initiative, both at Arizona State University. An internationally-acclaimed physicist, writer and broadcaster, Davies is the author of some twenty award-winning books, including The Eerie Silence: Searching for Ourselves in the Universe, The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life? and About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution.

Makes us re-examine the great questions of existence * The New York Times *
The greatest achievement of the book is to provide an insight into the nature of science itself and the uncertainties that lie in the physical realm -- John Gribbin * Sunday Times *
For those brought up on a diet of Adam and Eve, The Mind of God will make surprising reading * Independent *

Paul Davies is an internationally acclaimed physicist, writer and broadcaster, now based in South Australia. He is the author of some twenty award-winning books, including About Time and The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin of Life.

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ISBN 13	9780140158151
ISBN 10	0140158154
Titre	The Mind of God
Auteur	Paul Davies
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Penguin Books Ltd
Année de publication	1993-02-25
Nombre de pages	256
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