The Computability of the World: How Far Can Science Take Us?

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In this thought-provoking book Küppers, an internationally renowned physicist, philosopher and theoretical biologist, addresses a number of science's deepest questions: Can physics advance to the origin of all things and explain the unique phenomena of life, time and history? Are there unsolvable enigmas of the world? How did life originate? Is language a general phenomenon of Nature? What is time? Is it possible to express the history of the world in formulae? Where is science leading us? These and other provocative questions essential for a deeper understanding of the world are treated here in a refreshing and stimulating manner. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Is Absolute Knowledge of the World Possible? (Bernd-Olaf Küppers)....Pages 1-15 Are There Unsolvable World Enigmas? (Bernd-Olaf Küppers)....Pages 17-33 How Could Life Have Originated? (Bernd-Olaf Küppers)....Pages 35-65 What Is Information? (Bernd-Olaf Küppers)....Pages 67-84 Is Language a General Principle of Nature? (Bernd-Olaf Küppers)....Pages 85-101 Can the Beauty of Nature Be Objectified? (Bernd-Olaf Küppers)....Pages 103-124 What Is Time? (Bernd-Olaf Küppers)....Pages 125-143 Can History Be Condensed into Formulae? (Bernd-Olaf Küppers)....Pages 145-163 Where Is Science Going? (Bernd-Olaf Küppers)....Pages 165-185 Back Matter ....Pages 187-200