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ISBN-10: 0-14-014690-3
ISBN-13: 9780140146905
Publisher: Penguin Books
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Year: October 1998
Size: 12.80 x 19.61 x 2.01cm
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 281gr
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0-14-014690-3
ISBN-13: 9780140146905
Publisher: Penguin Books
Country:
Year: October 1998
Size: 12.80 x 19.61 x 2.01cm
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 281gr
Binding: Paperback
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This is an extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution. Deutsch's extraordinary book explores the deep connections between these strands which reveal the fabric of reality in which human actions and ideas play essential roles.
This is an extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution. Deutsch's extraordinary book explores the deep connections between these strands which reveal the fabric of reality in which human actions and ideas play essential roles.
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Buy it. 
This is a truly astonishing book which my simple review on Amazon cannot do justice to. Quantum physics, virtual reality, mathematics, evolution and more are melded together in Deutsch's distinct and original philosophy. Occasionally the book can be tough going, and some chapters need to be re-read, but are all the more enjoyable in the re-reading. One of the reviews on the back-cover: »This book may well change your life«. It certainly changed mine. Buy this book. Go on, click the 'Add to cart' link …
This is a truly astonishing book which my simple review on Amazon cannot do justice to. Quantum physics, virtual reality, mathematics, evolution and more are melded together in Deutsch's distinct and original philosophy. Occasionally the book can be tough going, and some chapters need to be re-read, but are all the more enjoyable in the re-reading. One of the reviews on the back-cover: »This book may well change your life«. It certainly changed mine. Buy this book. Go on, click the 'Add to cart' link …
Interesting but Disappointing 
Deutsch is an interesting writer, and his thesis and its defense are superficially convincing. Unfortunately, in at least two cases important to that defense I remember enough about the subject matter (the Turing thesis, and Kuhn's work) to recognize that his interpretation is superficial, and therefore does not provide intended support for his assertions. This makes me wonder whether similar problems underlie the rest of his work. That is really too bad, as the book is readable and could help people to understand many of the important themes in current technology.
Deutsch is an interesting writer, and his thesis and its defense are superficially convincing. Unfortunately, in at least two cases important to that defense I remember enough about the subject matter (the Turing thesis, and Kuhn's work) to recognize that his interpretation is superficial, and therefore does not provide intended support for his assertions. This makes me wonder whether similar problems underlie the rest of his work. That is really too bad, as the book is readable and could help people to understand many of the important themes in current technology.
Quantum torture 
Life is far to short to waste on this excrutiatingly pompous, self-congratulatory and tedious (supposed) account of the theory of everything. If you ever decide self-flagellation is absolutely unavoidable this is just the thing for you! I ran screaming, pretty damn quickly, back to the sanctuary of Michio Kaku!
Life is far to short to waste on this excrutiatingly pompous, self-congratulatory and tedious (supposed) account of the theory of everything. If you ever decide self-flagellation is absolutely unavoidable this is just the thing for you! I ran screaming, pretty damn quickly, back to the sanctuary of Michio Kaku!
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