nomadpenguin's review against another edition
1.0
The structure of the book suggests that it's for scientists or others with no philosophical background; she deliberately avoids using philosophical terms or referencing existing schools of thought until the very end, when she lists all of the philosophers she's pulling from. While this might be interesting for someone with absolutely no knowledge of philosophy, to me it seemed like a sloppy work, even though I can't say I'm that well read. My biggest gripe is that she posits a "contingentist" universe of unbounded space, where objects and subjects are created through cognitive becoming-processes, denying the existence of any essential intrinsic properties. However, she gives no satisfactory discussion of time, which all processes are contingent upon, and is not obviously contingent on anything else. She also explains her views on primary substances as a "weird circle" and devotes a single paragraph and an MC Escher drawing as explanation. A very unsatisfying read.
lynnelovesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This was an extremely brilliant, and challenging read. But, well worth it!
greenspe's review against another edition
5.0
You don't have to agree with all of Sharma's conclusions to enjoy this provocative book. Her prose is exquisite. I will definitely re-read this, and I hope she writes more. Bonus: her bibliography added a pretty lengthy new section to my to-read list.
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