The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes
13 hrs. 54 min.
Language
Russian
Author
David Deutsch
Author
David Deutsch
Narrator
Sergey Bityutskiy
Narrator
Sergey Bityutskiy
Description
The work of British physicist and philosopher David Deutsch—one of the creators of the concept of quantum computing—demonstrates in a vivid way that the era of great philosophical systems is far from over. The author offers a unified, scientifically grounded answer to one of the most fundamental philosophical questions: what is the true nature of reality.
According to Deutsch, the fabric of reality—as it reveals itself to any bearer of reason—is woven from four main threads. These are Karl Popper’s epistemology, which reveals the path of scientific knowledge; quantum mechanics, which can be comprehensively interpreted only after acknowledging the reality of the multiverse—an infinite ensemble of parallel universes; Turing’s theory of computation, without which one cannot understand the nature of mathematical objects; and finally, a universal theory of evolution that explains the development not only of life, but of civilization as well. A thoughtful listener will be struck by the combination of breadth and logical consistency in the author’s thinking. With his explanations, the multiverse stops seeming like fantasy and becomes the most natural description of the astonishing reality that modern science has uncovered.
Outside the scope of this audiobook remains the question of the place and role of human beings in such a bizarre world. Another work by David Deutsch—“The Beginning of Infinity”—is devoted to that theme and serves as a natural continuation of “The Structure of Reality.”
According to Deutsch, the fabric of reality—as it reveals itself to any bearer of reason—is woven from four main threads. These are Karl Popper’s epistemology, which reveals the path of scientific knowledge; quantum mechanics, which can be comprehensively interpreted only after acknowledging the reality of the multiverse—an infinite ensemble of parallel universes; Turing’s theory of computation, without which one cannot understand the nature of mathematical objects; and finally, a universal theory of evolution that explains the development not only of life, but of civilization as well. A thoughtful listener will be struck by the combination of breadth and logical consistency in the author’s thinking. With his explanations, the multiverse stops seeming like fantasy and becomes the most natural description of the astonishing reality that modern science has uncovered.
Outside the scope of this audiobook remains the question of the place and role of human beings in such a bizarre world. Another work by David Deutsch—“The Beginning of Infinity”—is devoted to that theme and serves as a natural continuation of “The Structure of Reality.”
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