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020			_a9780871404091 [hardbound]
040			_aUniversity of Cebu-Banilad _cUniversity of Cebu-Banilad
100			_aHolt, Jim, _eauthor.
245			_aWhy does the world exist? : _ban existential detective story / _cJim Holt
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aNew York : _bLiveright Publishing Corporation, _cc2012.
300			_avi, 309 pages : _billustration (black and white) ; _c25 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
520			_a"“I can imagine few more enjoyable ways of thinking than to read this book.”―Sarah Bakewell, New York TimesBook Review, front-page review 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." -- Provided by the publisher
521			_aAdult
541			_xLauron, Rodello _yGeneral Education _zGeneral Education : Philosophy
546			_aText in English
942			_2ddc _cBK
998			_cRoel [new] _d08/30/2024
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