LARGE SMALL AND THE HUMAN MIND

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Ouvrage 9780521563307 : LARGE SMALL AND THE HUMAN MIND
In The Emperor's New Mind (1989) and Shadows of the Mind (1994), Roger Penrose expounded some
original and provocative ideas about the large-scale world of the physics of the Universe, the small-scale
world of quantum physics, and the physics of the mind. In this book, he presents a masterful summary of the
complex ideas presented in those works. He also highlights those areas of research where he perceives
there are major unsolved problems that strike at the heart of our understanding of the laws of physics. He
goes on to propose that we can solve these flawed theories with a new type of physics, which, he says, is
also relevant to the study of the brain and consciousness. A lively debate follows where three well-known
experts, Abner Shimony, Nancy Cartwright, and Stephen Hawking, present their own distinctive views of
Penrose's position. Dr. Penrose gets the last word in a response to his critics. This book is a gentle and at
times amusing introduction to some of the most exciting concepts in modern physics. It is also a manifesto
for how physics might develop in the twenty-first century, and will be eagerly lapped up by science buffs.
Contributors: Contents/ Notes on the contributors/ Preface, Malcolm Longair/ 1. Space-time and
cosmology, Roger Penrose/ 2. The mysteries of quantum physics, Roger Penrose/3. Physics and the mind,
Roger Penrose/ 4. On mentality, quantum mechanics and the actualization of potentialities, Abner Shimony/
5. Why Physics?, Nancy Cartwright/ 6. The objections of an unashamed reductionist, Stephen Hawking/ 7.
Reply, Roger Penrose

Auteur : PENROSE
Editeur : CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Nombre de pages : 203
Date de publication : 06 1997

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