Cosmogenesis : The Growth of Order in the Universe
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Eminent Harvard astrophysicist David Layzer offers readers a unified theory of natural order and its origins, from the permanence, stability, and orderliness of sub-atomic particles to the evolution of the human mind. Cosmogenesis provides the first extended account of a controversial theory
that connects quantum mechanics with the second law of thermodynamics, and presents novel resolutions of longstanding paradoxes in these theories, such as those of Schroedinger's cat and the arrow of time. Layzer's main concerns in the second half of the book are with the philosophical issues
surrounding science. He develops a highly original reconciliation of the conflict between traditional scientific determinism and the intuitive notion of individual freedom. He argues that although the elementary processes underlying biological evolution and human development are governed by
physical laws, they are nevertheless genuinely creative and unpredictable.
Cosmogenesis: The Growth of Order in the Universe ,David Layzer,Oxford University Press, USA,0195069080,Astronomy - Universe,Cosmology,Epistemology,Evolution,Philosophy,Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Astronomy | Cosmology,Astrophysics,Philosophy of science,Science / Physics
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