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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story Paperback - 2013 - 1st Edition

by Holt, Jim

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In this astonishing and profound work, an irreverent sleuth traces the riddleof existence from the ancient world to modern times.

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Liveright, 2013-04-08. Reprint. paperback. Used: Good. 5.50x0.90x8.30. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.
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  • Title Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
  • Author Holt, Jim
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used: Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Liveright, New York
  • Publication date 2013-04-08
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # SONG0871403595
  • ISBN 9780871403599 / 0871403595
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
  • Size 5.50x0.90x8.30
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress subjects Cosmology
  • Dewey Decimal Code 142.78
  • Quantity available 1

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Tackling the "darkest question in all of philosophy" with "raffish erudition" (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This runaway bestseller, which has captured the imagination of critics and the public alike, traces our latest efforts to grasp the origins of the universe. Holt adopts the role of cosmological detective, traveling the globe to interview a host of celebrated scientists, philosophers, and writers, "testing the contentions of one against the theories of the other" (Jeremy Bernstein, Wall Street Journal). As he interrogates his list of ontological culprits, the brilliant yet slyly humorous Holt contends that we might have been too narrow in limiting our suspects to God versus the Big Bang. This "deft and consuming" (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times) narrative humanizes the profound questions of meaning and existence it confronts.
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