Singular Universe and the Reality of Time - A Proposal in Natural Philosophy

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List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Roberto Mangabeira Unger: 1. The science of the one universe in time; 2. The context and consequences of the argument; 3. The singular existence of the universe; 4. The inclusive reality of time; 5. The mutability of the laws of nature; 6. The selective realism of mathematics; Part II. Lee Smolin: 1. Cosmology in crisis; 2. Principles for a cosmological theory; 3. The setting: the puzzles of contemporary cosmology; 4. Hypotheses for a new cosmology; 5. Mathematics; 6. Approaches to solving the metalaw dilemma; 7. Implications of temporal naturalism for philosophy of mind; 8. An agenda for science; 9. Concluding remarks; A note concerning disagreements between our views.

About the author

Roberto Mangabeira Unger is a philosopher, social and legal theorist, and politician. His engagement with cosmology and natural philosophy in this book deepens and generalizes ideas that he has developed in False Necessity, The Self Awakened, and The Religion of the Future among other writings.

Summary

Cosmology is in crisis. In this book, philosopher Roberto Mangabeira Unger and physicist Lee Smolin, world-renowned for their radical ideas in their fields, argue for a revolution in our cosmological ideas. The book is readily accessible to non-scientists as well as to the physicists and cosmologists whom it challenges.

Report

'It might be one of the most important books of our time ... Right or wrong, this book is an event.' Bryan Appleyard, The Sunday Times

Product details

• Authors: Lee Smolin, Smolin Lee, Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roberto Mangabeira (Harvard Law School Unger, Roberto Mangabeira Smolin Unger, Unger Roberto Mangabeira
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.01.2015
• EAN: 9781107074064
• ISBN: 978-1-107-07406-4
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 240 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Science: general issues, popular science, SCIENCE / Physics / General, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Physics, Impact of science & technology on society, Mathematics & science