The human touch : our part in the creation of a universe / Michael Frayn.
| Author/creator | Frayn, Michael |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st U.S. ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Metropolitan Books, 2007. |
| Description | 505 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | What do we really know? What are we in relation to the world around us? Playwright and novelist Frayn takes on the great questions of his career--and of our lives. Humankind, scientists agree, is an insignificant speck in the impersonal vastness of the universe. But what would that universe be like if we were not here to say something about it? Would there be numbers if there were no one to count them? With wit, charm, and brilliance, this epic work of philosophy sets out to make sense of our place in the scheme of things. Our contact with the world around us, Michael Frayn shows, is always fleeting and indeterminate, yet we have nevertheless had to fashion a comprehensible universe in which action is possible. But how do we distinguish our subjective experience from what is objectively true and knowable?--From publisher description. |
| General note | "Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2006 by Faber and Faber"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes biographical references (p. 423-483) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006048204 |
| ISBN | 0805081488 |
| ISBN | 9780805081480 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BD450 .F724 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |