How Physics Makes Us Free
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Book Overview In 1687 Isaac Newton ushered in a new scientific era in which laws of nature could be used to predict the movements of matter with almost...
In 1687 Isaac Newton ushered in a new scientific era in which laws of nature could be used to predict the movements of matter with almost perfect precision. Newton's physics also posed a profound challenge to our self-understanding, however, for the very same laws that keep airplanes in the air and rivers flowing downhill tell us that it is in principle possible to predict what each of us will do every second of our entire lives, given the early conditions of the universe.
Can it really be that even while you toss and turn late at night in the throes of an important decision and it seems like the scales of fate hang in the balance, that your decision is a foregone conclusion? Can it really be that everything you have done and everything you ever will do is determined by facts that were in place long before you were born? This problem is one of the staples of philosophical discussion. It is discussed by everyone from freshman in their first philosophy class, to theoretical physicists in bars after conferences. And yet there is no topic that remains more unsettling, and less well understood.
If you want to get behind the fa
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 290 | Language: English | Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR | ISBN: 0190090588
FormatPaperback
Pages290
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0190090588
EAN9780190090586
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.95 Pounds
Length9.1 Inches
Width6.1 Inches
Height0.8 Inches
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