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The reach of explanations -- Closer to reality -- The spark -- Creation -- The reality of abstractions -- The jump to universality -- Artificial creativity -- A window on infinity -- Optimism -- A dream of Socrates -- The multiverse -- A physicist's history of bad philosophy -- Choices -- Why are flowers beautiful? -- The evolution of culture -- The evolution of creativity -- Unsustainable -- The beginning.
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| Keywords | Explanation Infinite Science Philosophy SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects |
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| Call number | Q175.32.E97.D48 2011 |
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