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The Computability of the World : How Far Can Science Take Us? / by Bernd-Olaf Küppers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Küppers, Bernd-Olaf., Author.
- Series:
- The Frontiers Collection, 1612-3018
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics.
- Statistical physics.
- Dynamics.
- Philosophy of nature.
- Life sciences.
- History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
- Popular Science in Physics.
- Complex Systems.
- Philosophy of Nature.
- Popular Life Sciences.
- Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.
- Local Subjects:
- History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
- Popular Science in Physics.
- Complex Systems.
- Philosophy of Nature.
- Popular Life Sciences.
- Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (X, 200 p. 40 illus., 38 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2018.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
- Summary:
- In this thought-provoking book Küppers, an internationally renowned physicist, philosopher and theoretical biologist, addresses a number of science's deepest questions: Can physics advance to the origin of all things and explain the unique phenomena of life, time and history? Are there unsolvable enigmas of the world? How did life originate? Is language a general phenomenon of Nature? What is time? Is it possible to express the history of the world in formulae? Where is science leading us? These and other provocative questions essential for a deeper understanding of the world are treated here in a refreshing and stimulating manner.
- Contents:
- Is an absolute knowledge of the world possible?
- Are there unsolvable world enigmas?
- How could life have originated?
- What is information?
- Is language a general principle of nature?
- Can the beauty of Nature be objectified?
- What is time?
- Can history be condensed into formulae?
- Where is science going?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 3-319-67369-6
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