Mystery 101: an introduction to the big questions and the limits of human knowledge

Albany, NY: SUNY Press (2018)
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Abstract

Philosophy of mystery -- Do we create our own mysteries? -- Do we know anything at all? -- What is reality? -- Why is there something rather than nothing? -- Why is nature ordered? -- Reductionism and emergence -- Does science dispel mystery? -- What of current mysteries in physics and cosmology? -- What of current mysteries in biology? -- What am i? -- What is consciousness? -- Do we have free will? -- Does god exist? -- Is there an objective meaning to our lives? -- The mystery of the ordinary.

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