{"product_id":"the-large-the-small-and-the-human-mind-paperback-9780521785723","title":"The Large, the Small and the Human Mind (Paperback) 9780521785723","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Large, the Small and the Human Mind\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAccessible and stimulating introduction to Roger Penrose's vision of theoretical physics for the twenty-first century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoger Penrose (Author), Malcolm Longair (Edited by), Abner Shimony (With), Nancy Cartwright (With), Stephen Hawking (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521785723, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 April 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 72 b\/w illus.  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 13.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.28 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a stimulating and compact review of Penrose's own thinking.' Bernard Dixon, The Independent\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRoger Penrose's original and provocative ideas about the large-scale physics of the Universe, the small-scale world of quantum physics and the physics of the mind have been the subject of controversy and discussion. These ideas were proposed in his best-selling books The Emperor's New Mind and Shadows of the Mind. In this book, he summarises and updates his current thinking in these complex areas to present a masterful summary of those areas of physics in which he feels there are major unresolved problems. Through this, he introduces radically new concepts which he believes will be fruitful in understanding the workings of the brain and the nature of the human mind. These ideas are challenged by three distinguished experts from different backgrounds: Abner Shimony and Nancy Cartwright as philosophers of science and Stephen Hawking as a theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Roger Penrose concludes with a response to their thought-provoking criticisms.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword Malcolm Longair\u003cbr\u003e 1. Space-time and cosmology Roger Penrose\u003cbr\u003e 2. The mysteries of quantum physics Roger Penrose\u003cbr\u003e 3. Physics and the mind Roger Penrose\u003cbr\u003e 4. On mentality, quantum mechanics and the actualization of potentialities Abner Shimony\u003cbr\u003e 5. Why physics? Nancy Cartwright\u003cbr\u003e 6. The objections of an unashamed reductionist Stephen Hawking\u003cbr\u003e 7. Response Roger Penrose\u003cbr\u003e Appendix I: Goodstein's theorm and mathematical thinking\u003cbr\u003e Appendix II: Experiments to test gravitationally induced state reduction.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000213917976,"sku":"9780521785723","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521785723i_51d88793-ae17-4142-a2a9-217e0ac38ee0.jpg?v=1691367914","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-large-the-small-and-the-human-mind-paperback-9780521785723","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}