Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt

Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

Jim Holt

309 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Whether framed philosophically as "Why is there a world rather than nothing at all?" or more colloquially as "But, Mommy, who made God?" the metaphysical mystery about how we came into existence remains the most fractious and fascinating question ...

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