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The Beginning and the End: The Meaning of Life in a Cosmological Perspective

The Beginning and the End: The Meaning of Life in a Cosmological Perspective

Vidal, Clément

Paperback

Series: Frontiers Collection

PhilosophyAstronomy & SpacePhysics

ISBN10: 3319380656
ISBN13: 9783319380650
Publisher: Springer
Published: Aug 23 2016
Pages: 379
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

In this fascinating journey to the edge of science, Vidal takes on big philosophical questions: Does our universe have a beginning and an end or is it cyclic? Are we alone in the universe? What is the role of intelligent life, if any, in cosmic evolution? Grounded in science and committed to philosophical rigor, this book presents an evolutionary worldview where the rise of intelligent life is not an accident, but may well be the key to unlocking the universe's deepest mysteries. Vidal shows how the fine-tuning controversy can be advanced with computer simulations. He also explores whether natural or artificial selection could hold on a cosmic scale. In perhaps his boldest hypothesis, he argues that signs of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations are already present in our astrophysical data. His conclusions invite us to see the meaning of life, evolution and intelligence from a novel cosmological framework that should stir debate for years to come.

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