7/10/12. Kathryn Schulz reviews Jim Holt's book on why there is something rather than nothing. I enjoyed Jim Holt's book on humor: "Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes."
Schulz:
"...Mind, matter, abstract ideas: Where does all this stuff come from? Why is the universe characterized by such abundance and complexity? Why does it exist at all? How did it come into being? Could there have been something else instead? Could there have been nothing else—that is, nothingness—instead? Is the human mind capable of resolving these matters? Can anyone do justice to all this in a 279-page book?..."
http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/kathryn-schulz-on-jim-holt-why-does-the-world-exist.html
Schulz:
"...Mind, matter, abstract ideas: Where does all this stuff come from? Why is the universe characterized by such abundance and complexity? Why does it exist at all? How did it come into being? Could there have been something else instead? Could there have been nothing else—that is, nothingness—instead? Is the human mind capable of resolving these matters? Can anyone do justice to all this in a 279-page book?..."
http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/kathryn-schulz-on-jim-holt-why-does-the-world-exist.html
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