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Dialectics of the Big Bang and the Absolute Existence of the Multiverse - Couverture souple

Phipps, Gregory

 
9781772127355: Dialectics of the Big Bang and the Absolute Existence of the Multiverse
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1772127353 ISBN 13 : 9781772127355
Editeur : University of Alberta Press, 2024

Synopsis

This interdisciplinary book develops a dialectical narrative about the beginning of the universe by combining Hegels philosophy with texts about the Big Bang theory. Scientific accounts of the Big Bang indicate that the first second of existence was an eventful period in which the universe progressed through six different epochs. Bringing together cosmological narratives and Hegels writings (particularly The Science of Logic), Gregory Phipps reads this movement as a dialectical progression, a sequence of transitions among interlinked concepts like being and nothing, finitude and infinitude, and space and time. Phipps also draws upon Hegels conception of absolutes to outline a model of the multiverse. In doing so, he argues that Hegelian readings of the first second offer speculative snapshots of a hypothetical multiverse that contains the full (and probably infinite) scope of existence. Acknowledging the profound impact that the Big Bang theory can produce on understandings of age-old philosophical concerns, this study importantly brings Hegels philosophy into dialogue with contemporary science, tracing intersections in his speculative thought and the more creative and imaginative dimensions of cosmology. For scholars and readers interested in Hegelianism and in the crosscurrents between philosophy, science, and narrative.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gregory Phipps is Professor at the University of Iceland, where he teaches American literature and cultural history. His research interests include interdisciplinary studies, twentieth-century fiction, Hegel, pragmatism, and intersectionality.

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Éditeur
University of Alberta Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1772127353
ISBN 13 
9781772127355
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
328
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