Carlo Rovelli - The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli beckons us into an exploration of time's enigmatic nature through eloquent and comprehensible prose.
In this uncharted territory for many, time's essence perplexes us despite our shared experience of it. Rovelli unravels our assumptions about time as a uniform force, challenging the conventional flow from past to future measured by clocks. Each presumption dismantled reveals an intricate universe where time vanishes at its core. Delving into the realms of quantum gravity, he illuminates the attempt to decipher the resulting otherworldly landscape of a timeless existence.
Melding philosophy, science, and literary concepts, Rovelli proposes that our perception of time's motion hinges more on our viewpoint—a perspective rooted in the intricacies of our minds and emotions—than on the physical fabric of the universe.
Measures 4.7 x 0.7 x 7.3 inches, 256 pages, paperback