A radical new vision of reality from one of the great minds of our time, mapping a watershed moment in both physics and philosophy. We are living in an age of scientific advancement on par with that of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton: a period of discovery that has so fundamentally revolutionized our understanding of the world that it has shaken our most basic assumptions about who we are and our relationship to all things. In On the Equality of All Things, Carlo Rovelli turns his attention to this reckoning, bringing expertise and clarity to both the most mind-bending theories of modern physics and the most fundamental questions imaginable about the nature of time and existence.
Drawing from the latest advances in science and the teachings of modern and ancient philosophers, Rovelli invites us into the universe we thought we knew--one that is not made of things but of relationships. Time is a string of events, and there is no present time in the universe. Cause and effect are an illusion, and reality is an intricate and fragile web. And knowledge itself will always be imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
This is an awe-inspiring meditation on science, meaning, and being that charts the strange majesty of the world we've always lived in--from a thinker unafraid to challenge not only centuries of philosophers but our own intuitions about the nature of reality and what organizes it.
About the Author :
Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. His acclaimed books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, Helgoland, and White Holes, have been number-one bestsellers around the world and translated into more than fifty languages. He has been included among the 100 most influential global thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine and among the world's top fifty thinkers by Prospect magazine. Rovelli has worked in Italy, the United States, Canada, and France, and currently resides in Spain.
Review :
Praise for On the Equality of All Things: "Rigorous...this will intrigue those well versed in physics and philosophy" --Publishers Weekly
Praise for Carlo Rovelli: "One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline." --The Wall Street Journal
"The man who makes physics sexy . . . the scientist they're calling the next Stephen Hawking." --The Times Magazine
"In clear, elegant prose, Rovelli guides the reader through a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics. His passion for his chosen field is evident on every page." --The New York Times Book Review
"Rovelli has a rare knack for conveying the top line of scientific theories in clear and compelling terms without succumbing to the lure of elaborate footnotes... a breath of fresh air." --The Guardian
"It is always worth reading Rovelli. He writes like he believes you are as learned and clever as he is. Yet he also writes with such care for your ignorance that it feels every page is urging and coaxing you--a non-physicist--to see what he can see." --The Times (UK)
"Bracing and refreshing...Rovelli is offering a new way to understand not just the world but our place in it, too." --NPR
