Information and the Nature of Reality: From Physics To Metaphysics (Canto Classics) - Softcover

Davies, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107684536 ISBN 13: 9781107684539

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Many scientists regard mass and energy as the primary currency of nature. In recent years, however, the concept of information has gained importance. Why? In this book, eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information, from quantum information to biological and digital information, in order to understand how nature works. Beginning with a historical treatment of the topic, the book also examines physical and biological approaches to information, and its philosophical, theological and ethical implications.

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About the Authors

Paul Davies is Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science and Co-Director of the Cosmology Initiative, both at Arizona State University. He is a passionate science communicator and has won several awards for his work, including the 2002 Michael Faraday Prize from the Royal Society for promoting science to the public.

Niels Henrik Gregersen is Professor of Systematic Theology and Co-Director of the Centre of Naturalism and Christian Semantics, both at the University of Copenhagen. He has won several international research awards, including one from the John Templeton Foundation for work on the constructive interface between science and religion.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107684536
• ISBN 13: 9781107684539
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 506