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A review by 5teverin0
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
4.0
This is a slim volume, but (for me at least) not a super-quick read. Despite the fact that it is well written in a very clear, informative style suitable for the layperson, it contains some big ideas that took some careful reading and re-reading for me to begin to wrap my mind around. I picked it up hoping to get some answers about the world around me, but I finished the book with even more questions than I started with. But, that's a good thing, in my book.
Far from a dry, technical description of the physics of our universe, this book is, perhaps surprisingly, equal parts philosophy. In fact, although I was already aware of the blurry edge between philosophy and physics, this book really helped me to begin to grasp some of the bigger questions that both disciplines seek to answer, such as the nature of time, what makes us conscious, and what is free will?
This was a thought-provoking, mind-expanding and enjoyable read. well worth your time if you are at all interested in what makes the universe, and our minds, tick.
Far from a dry, technical description of the physics of our universe, this book is, perhaps surprisingly, equal parts philosophy. In fact, although I was already aware of the blurry edge between philosophy and physics, this book really helped me to begin to grasp some of the bigger questions that both disciplines seek to answer, such as the nature of time, what makes us conscious, and what is free will?
This was a thought-provoking, mind-expanding and enjoyable read. well worth your time if you are at all interested in what makes the universe, and our minds, tick.