03451cam a2200589 i 4500 18942395 BJBSDDR 20250528102714.0 ta 160112s2016 nyua rb 001 0 eng c 2015050590 9780525954828 (hc) 0525954821 (hc) 9780698409767 (eBook) 0698409760 (eBook) OU/DLC eng OU rda DLC eng pcc QH 325 C319b 2016 577 Carroll, Sean M. (Sean Michael), 1966- 42098 The big picture : on the origins of life, meaning, and the universe itself / Sean Carroll. New York, N.Y. : Dutton, 2016. ix, 470 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The fundamental nature of reality Poetic naturalism The world moves by itself What determines what will happen? Reasons why Our universe Time's arrow Memories and causes Learning about the world Updating our knowledge Is it okay to doubt everything? Reality emerges What exists, and what is illusion? Planets of belief Accepting uncertainty What can we know about the world without actually looking at it? Who am I? Abducting God How much we know The quantum realm Interpreting quantum mechanics The core theory The stuff of which we are made The effective theory of the everyday world Why does the universe exist? Body and soul Death is the end The universe in a cup of coffee Light and life Funneling energy Spontaneous organization The origin and purpose of life Evolution's bootstraps Searching through the landscape Emergent purpose Are we the point? Crawling into consciousness The babbling brain What thinks? The hard problem Zombies and stories Are photons conscious? What acts on what? Freedom to choose Three billion heartbeats What is and what ought to be Rules and consequences Constructing goodness Listening to the world Existential therapy In The Big Picture, physicist Sean Carroll presents a sweeping explanation of how the universe works and what that means for human life, purpose, and understanding. The book bridges science and philosophy, offering a worldview grounded in what Carroll calls “poetic naturalism.” Life Origin. Origen de la vida. 6065 Meaning (Philosophy) Significado (Filosofía) 42316 Cosmology. Cosmología 6079 Naturalism. Naturalismo 42317 Discoveries in science. Inventos 9872 Ciencia Obras de divulgación 26995 Evolution Philosophy. Evolución Filosofía 42318 Physical laws. Leyes físicas 42319 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1605/2015050590-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1605/2015050590-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LLH 123497 123497 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-05-16 0 QH 325 C319b 2016 00000193155 2025-05-16 00:00:00 1 2025-05-16 BK