An edition of The Beginning of Infinity (2008)

Nachalo beskonechnosti

obʺi͡asnenii͡a, kotorye meni͡ai͡ut mir

  • 4.2 (6 ratings)
  • 124 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

  • 4.2 (6 ratings)
  • 124 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by Tom Morris
May 23, 2025 | History
An edition of The Beginning of Infinity (2008)

Nachalo beskonechnosti

obʺi͡asnenii͡a, kotorye meni͡ai͡ut mir

  • 4.2 (6 ratings)
  • 124 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

"A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this important new book, David Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation, argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe. They have unlimited scope and power to cause change, and the quest to improve them is the basic regulating principle not only of science but of all successful human endeavor. This stream of ever improving explanations has infinite reach, according to Deutsch: we are subject only to the laws of physics, and they impose no upper boundary to what we can eventually understand, control, and achieve. In his previous book, The Fabric of Reality, Deutsch describe the four deepest strands of existing knowledge-the theories of evolution, quantum physics, knowledge, and computation-arguing jointly they reveal a unified fabric of reality. In this new book, he applies that worldview to a wide range of issues and unsolved problems, from creativity and free will to the origin and future of the human species. Filled with startling new conclusions about human choice, optimism, scientific explanation, and the evolution of culture, The Beginning of Infinity is a groundbreaking book that will become a classic of its kind"--

Publish Date
Publisher
ANF
Language
Russian
Pages
578

Buy this book

Previews available in: Russian

Edition Availability
Cover of: The Beginning of Infinity
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
May 24, 2016, Gildan Media on Dreamscape Audio
audio cd
Cover of: The Beginning of Infinity
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
May 24, 2016, Dreamscape Media
audio cd
Cover of: Nachalo beskonechnosti
Nachalo beskonechnosti: obʺi͡asnenii͡a, kotorye meni͡ai͡ut mir
2014, ANF
in Russian
Cover of: The Beginning of Infinity
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
Apr 24, 2012, Penguin Books
paperback
Cover of: The beginning of infinity
The beginning of infinity: explanations that transform the world
2011, Viking Adult
in English
Cover of: Beginning of Infinity
Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
2011, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: The Beginning of Infinity
The Beginning of Infinity
January 29, 2009, Penguin Books Ltd, Penguin Books
Paperback
Cover of: The Beginning of Infinity (Allen Lane Science)
The Beginning of Infinity (Allen Lane Science)
August 28, 2008, Allen Lane
Hardcover

Add another edition?

Book Details


Edition Notes

Translation of: The beginning of infinity : explanations that transform the world.

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Moskva

The Physical Object

Pagination
578 pages
Number of pages
578

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL32128114M
Internet Archive
nachalobeskonech0000deut
ISBN 10
5916713029
ISBN 13
9785916713022
OCLC/WorldCat
891736812

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL4325174W

Links outside Open Library

Community Reviews (0)

No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
May 23, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris Clean work title and authors
May 23, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris Merge works
January 4, 2023 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
November 17, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
December 10, 2009 Created by WorkBot add works page