The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
暫譯: 無限的開始：改變世界的解釋
Deutsch, David
- 出版商: Penguin Books
- 出版日期: 2012-05-29
- 售價: $970
- 貴賓價: 9.8 折 $950
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 496
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 0143121359
- ISBN-13: 9780143121350
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相關分類:
物理學 Physics
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商品描述
The New York Times bestseller A provocative, imaginative exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge
In this groundbreaking book, award-winning physicist David Deutsch argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe--and that improving them is the basic regulating principle of all successful human endeavor. Taking us on a journey through every fundamental field of science, as well as the history of civilization, art, moral values, and the theory of political institutions, Deutsch tracks how we form new explanations and drop bad ones, explaining the conditions under which progress--which he argues is potentially boundless--can and cannot happen. Hugely ambitious and highly original, The Beginning of Infinity explores and establishes deep connections between the laws of nature, the human condition, knowledge, and the possibility for progress.
In this groundbreaking book, award-winning physicist David Deutsch argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe--and that improving them is the basic regulating principle of all successful human endeavor. Taking us on a journey through every fundamental field of science, as well as the history of civilization, art, moral values, and the theory of political institutions, Deutsch tracks how we form new explanations and drop bad ones, explaining the conditions under which progress--which he argues is potentially boundless--can and cannot happen. Hugely ambitious and highly original, The Beginning of Infinity explores and establishes deep connections between the laws of nature, the human condition, knowledge, and the possibility for progress.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
《紐約時報》暢銷書
一部挑釁且富有想像力的知識本質與進展的探索在這本開創性的書籍中，獲獎物理學家大衛·多伊奇（David Deutsch）主張，解釋在宇宙中佔有根本地位，而改善這些解釋是所有成功人類努力的基本調節原則。這本書帶領我們穿越每一個基本科學領域，以及文明史、藝術、道德價值觀和政治制度理論，多伊奇追蹤我們如何形成新的解釋並摒棄不良解釋，解釋進步的條件——他認為進步是潛在無限的——何時能夠發生，何時又無法發生。《無限的開始》雄心勃勃且極具創意，探索並建立自然法則、人類狀況、知識與進步可能性之間的深刻聯繫。
作者簡介
Born in Haifa, Israel, David Deutsch was educated at Cambridge and Oxford Universities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a professor of physics at the University of Oxford, where he is a member of the Centre for Quantum Computation. His papers on quantum computation laid the foundations for that field, and he is an authority on the theory of parallel universes. His honors include the Institute of Physics' Paul Dirac Prize and Medal. The author of The Fabric of Reality, he lives in England.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
大衛·多伊奇（David Deutsch）出生於以色列的海法，曾在劍橋大學和牛津大學接受教育。他是英國皇家學會的院士，也是牛津大學的物理學教授，並且是量子計算中心的成員。他在量子計算方面的論文為該領域奠定了基礎，並且他是平行宇宙理論的權威。他的榮譽包括物理學會的保羅·狄拉克獎和獎章。他是《現實的結構》（The Fabric of Reality）的作者，現居英國。
