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kipahni's review against another edition
3.0
Heavy subject told in understandable terms. In the end one is left with more questions then answers.
rumbledethumps's review against another edition
1.0
Filled with facile analogies, stoner arguments, and philosophical word games, this was definitely not a book for me.
But if the title strikes you as a question worth pondering outside the confines of a college dorm room, then perhaps you’ll like it better than I did.
But if the title strikes you as a question worth pondering outside the confines of a college dorm room, then perhaps you’ll like it better than I did.
almartin's review against another edition
2.0
not a great ratio of throat clearing : meaningful thoughts.
olichoreno's review
5.0
With great theories about the finity or infinity universe, the compilation of Big Bang info as the ultimate theory about the beggining of time like the calculable existence, or on the other side, some ideas with less scientific support but more range of research, Jim Holt compiles some of the most interesting ideas about the existencie with the help of current thinkers and compare them with the path they've traveled since Greek philosophy.
A book that will not solve the original doubt, but will give you enough information to decide if any of them comes close enough to what you decide to believe, like a solipsistic personality test.
A book that will not solve the original doubt, but will give you enough information to decide if any of them comes close enough to what you decide to believe, like a solipsistic personality test.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
5.0
Recommended by Rob.
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almassia's review against another edition
1.0
Look, if you're going to start a book about answering big philosophical questions by saying "yeah but we're going to ignore all of non-European philosophy because their answers make me question my basic philosophical underpinnings and render the basis of my questioning meaningless," perhaps you should pick another topic.
joshtillman's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
unsecuredstation's review against another edition
4.0
The ultimate question of our proclaimed reality. The most relevant mystery of our perceived existence. This book attempts at tackling that question, along with the myriad number of involved arguments and theories. I enjoyed it, took time thinking about what it had to offer, and would recommend it to anyone. Unfortunately, it does not offer a satisfying answer, yet that is the status quo anyway, making the book accurate and comprehensive enough for now. It does state explicitly how limited our tools are to think about and answer that question: Philosophy (n): A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing. Yet one has to use whatever is available at disposal to find a way, a purpose, a meaning.
joshuarigsby's review against another edition
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0