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aaronchance25 's review for:
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
by Lawrence M. Krauss
When speaking on the history of cosmology, which comprised the first few chapters, this book was a terrific read. Sadly, Krauss is a rather shallow thinker when it comes to philosophy, the subject Krauss claims to prove irrelevant with this book (at least philosophy dealing with 'nothingness'). To get an understanding of how empty Krauss' understanding, read this interview with The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/04/has-physics-made-philosophy-and-religion-obsolete/256203/
One problem is that Krauss doesn't seem to know what philosophy is, so he does not know when he is dipping his toes into the philosophical rather than the scientific (which occurs very often).
For a technical look at the problems of this book, here is a review by Ikjyot Singh Kohli:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1405.6091.pdf
For a nontechnical critique: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/science-will-never-explain-why-theres-something-rather-than-nothing/
Krauss is a smart person but this is a disappointing book.
One problem is that Krauss doesn't seem to know what philosophy is, so he does not know when he is dipping his toes into the philosophical rather than the scientific (which occurs very often).
For a technical look at the problems of this book, here is a review by Ikjyot Singh Kohli:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1405.6091.pdf
For a nontechnical critique: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/science-will-never-explain-why-theres-something-rather-than-nothing/
Krauss is a smart person but this is a disappointing book.