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

Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

Jim Holt

307 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Tackling the darkest question in all of philosophy with raffish erudition (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This runaway bestseller, whic...

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