Overview
According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and the emergence of life is an accident devoid of meaning.
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But this bleak interpretation of nature is currently being challenged by cutting-edge findings at the intersection of physics, biology, neuroscience, and information theoryāgenerally referred to as ācomplexity science.ā Thanks to a new understanding of evolution, as well as recent advances in our understanding of the phenomenon known as emergence, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape: Natureās simplest āpartsā come together to form ever-greater āwholesā in a process that has no end in sight.
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InĀ The Romance of Reality, cognitive neuroscientist Bobby Azarian explains the science behind this new view of reality and explores what it means for all of us. In engaging, accessible prose, Azarian outlines the fundamental misunderstanding of thermodynamics at the heart of the old assumptions about the universeās evolution, and shows us the evidence that suggests that the universe is a āself-organizingā system, one that is moving toward increasing complexity and awareness.
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Cosmologist and science communicator Carl Sagan once said of humanity that āwe are a way for the cosmos to know itself.āĀ The Romance of RealityĀ shows that this poetic statement in fact rests on a scientific foundation and gives us a new way to know the cosmos, along with a riveting vision of life that imbues existence with meaningānothing supernatural required.Ā
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This book title, The Romance of Reality (How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity), ISBN: 9781637740446, by Bobby Azarian, published by BenBella Books (June 21, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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