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Romance of Reality : How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity by Bobby Azarian (2022, Hardcover)
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PublisherBenBella Books
ISBN-101637740441
ISBN-139781637740446
eBay Product ID (ePID)16050420053
Product Key Features
Book TitleRomance of Reality : How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicLife Sciences / Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Evolution, System Theory, Astronomy
GenreScience
AuthorBobby Azarian
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-062762
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal523.1
SynopsisWhy do we exist? For centuries, this question was the sole province of religion and philosophy. But now science is ready to take a seat at the table. According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and the emergence of life is an accident devoid of meaning. But this bleak interpretation of nature is currently being challenged by cutting-edge findings at the intersection of physics, biology, neuroscience, and information theory--generally referred to as "complexity science." Thanks to a new understanding of evolution, as well as recent advances in our understanding of the phenomenon known as emergence, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape: Nature's simplest "parts" come together to form ever-greater "wholes" in a process that has no end in sight. In The Romance of Reality, cognitive neuroscientist Bobby Azarian explains the science behind this new view of reality and explores what it means for all of us. In engaging, accessible prose, Azarian outlines the fundamental misunderstanding of thermodynamics at the heart of the old assumptions about the universe's evolution, and shows us the evidence that suggests that the universe is a "self-organizing" system, one that is moving toward increasing complexity and awareness. Cosmologist and science communicator Carl Sagan once said of humanity that "we are a way for the cosmos to know itself." The Romance of Reality shows that this poetic statement in fact rests on a scientific foundation and gives us a new way to know the cosmos, along with a riveting vision of life that imbues existence with meaning--nothing supernatural required.
LC Classification NumberQB981.A993 2022
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