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Lawless Universe: Science and the Hunt for Reality
Joe Rosen
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Description for Lawless Universe: Science and the Hunt for Reality
Paperback. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lawless Universe is a complement to, even an antidote for, books that create the misimpression that science can explain everything. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Can science fully comprehend the whole of the material universe? Not according to Joe Rosen. There is no question that advancements in science-especially in physics-have radically changed our concept of nature, revolutionizing our view of the universe, even of reality itself. Rosen argues, though, that the material universe in its entirety lies beyond science. Anyone who claims otherwise, who proposes a scientific Theory of Everything to explain all aspects and phenomena of nature, only misleads and misinforms. Taking science-and the scientific method-down a peg, Rosen asserts that any understanding of the whole universe, if it is to be found ... Read more
Can science fully comprehend the whole of the material universe? Not according to Joe Rosen. There is no question that advancements in science-especially in physics-have radically changed our concept of nature, revolutionizing our view of the universe, even of reality itself. Rosen argues, though, that the material universe in its entirety lies beyond science. Anyone who claims otherwise, who proposes a scientific Theory of Everything to explain all aspects and phenomena of nature, only misleads and misinforms. Taking science-and the scientific method-down a peg, Rosen asserts that any understanding of the whole universe, if it is to be found ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
235g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801895814
SKU
V9780801895814
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About Joe Rosen
Joe Rosen was, until retirement, a professor of physics at Tel Aviv University and the University of Central Arkansas. Currently, he is an adjunct professor in the Department of Physics at The George Washington University. His many books include Symmetry Discovered, A Symmetry Primer for Scientists, Symmetry in Science, and Symmetry Rules.
Reviews for Lawless Universe: Science and the Hunt for Reality
Dr. Rosen knocks down the structure of good science and rebuilds it for the reader, brick by brick, beginning with the most basic differences between objectivity and subjectivity. And through topics that might otherwise leave readers feeling adrift-like quantum theory, metaphysics, and the anthropic principle-Dr. Rosen proves a calm, conscientious guide who sticks by the reader's side. GW Magazine/GW Today ... Read more