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Record Nr.

UNINA9910741187903321

Autore

Küppers Bernd-Olaf

Titolo

The Computability of the World : How Far Can Science Take Us? / / by Bernd-Olaf Küppers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-67369-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 200 p. 40 illus., 38 illus. in color.)

Collana

The Frontiers Collection, , 1612-3018

Disciplina

530

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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?

Sommario/riassunto

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.