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The Beginning and the End The Meaning of Life in a Cosmological Perspective /

In this fascinating journey to the edge of science, Vidal takes on big philosophical questions: Does our universe have a beginning and an end, or is it cyclic? Are we alone in the universe? What is the role of intelligent life, if any, in cosmic evolution? Grounded in science and committed to philos...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vidal, Clément (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:The Frontiers Collection,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a Part I Overview of Worldviews -- The Six Dimensions of Philosophy -- Criteria for Worldview Comparison -- Religious, Scientific and Philosophical Worldviews -- Part II The Beginning of the Universe -- Origins of the Origin -- Capturing Free Parameters -- The Fine-Tuning Conjecture -- Part III Our Future in the Universe -- The Future of Scientific Simulations -- Cosmological Selections -- High Energy Astrobiology -- Cosmological Ethics and Immortality -- Appendix I: A Cosmic Evolutionary Worldview -- Appendix II: Argumentative Maps. 
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