Jim Holt: 11 books

Perché esiste il mondo, e perché ne facciamo parte? Perché c’è qualcosa, anziché il nulla? Da secoli se lo chiedono in tanti, tra filosofi e scienziati, teologi e scrittori, ed è sorprendente scoprire quanto singolare, articolata e avvincente si possa rivelare un’indagine condotta come una...

From Jim Holt, the New York Times bestselling author of Why Does the World Exist?, comes an entertaining and accessible guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries in When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought.** Does time exist?...

“I can imagine few more enjoyable ways of thinking than to read this book.”—Sarah Bakewell, New York Times Book Review, front-page review Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the...

Was macht einen guten Witz aus? Warum und worüber lachen wir? Haben Pointen ein Verfallsdatum? Jim Holt lädt ein zu einem höchst amüsanten und geistreichen Streifzug durch die Geschichte des Humors: von den Spaßvögeln aus dem antiken Griechenland über die Witzesammler der Renaissance bis zu...

Hij woont en werkt in New York. Het metafysische mysterie hoe wij ooit zijn ontstaan is nog steeds de lastigste en meest fascinerende vraag aller tijden. De briljante en zeer humoristische Jim Holt onderzoekt onze jongste pogingen om vat te krijgen op de oorsprong van het heelal. Volgens hem zijn...

Uma tragédia pessoal levou o filósofo e jornalista Jim Holt a se fazer perguntas que ocorrem à maioria dos seres humanos. Por que existe algo e não apenas o nada? Por que há um universo do qual fazemos parte?Em busca de respostas, ele iniciou uma investigação sobre o mistério da existência,...

In the fine tradition of On Bullshit comes this outrageous, uproarious compendium of absurdity, filth, racy paradox, and mature philosophical reflection. Stop Me If You've Heard This is the first book to trace the evolution of the joke from the stand-up comics of ancient Athens to the comedy-club...

Es ist die schwierigste und zugleich faszinierendste Frage aller Zeiten: Warum gibt es unser Universum? Weshalb ist es entstanden? Wieso existieren Materie und Bewusstsein, Raum und Zeit? Lässt sich überhaupt eine Antwort finden – oder ist das nur der Traum eines verrückten Philosophen? Jim Holt...

Over the past twenty years, a range of radical developments has revolutionized musicology, leading certain practitioners to describe their discipline as 'New.' What has happened to ethnomusicology during this period? Have its theories, methodologies, and values remain rooted in the 1970s and 1980s...

This is a reprint of ISBN 978-0-901-35743-4 Widely acknowledged as the one stop summary of health and safety fundamentals, Principles covers law, safety technology, occupational health and hygiene and safety management techniques. Originally written by the late international health and safety...

Too often, we think of school as a fixed-rail path we all have to follow: teachers teach, students learn, exams are taken, futures set. That's how it's been since the introduction of compulsory schooling in the 19th century. But parents, teachers and corporations around the world are now voicing...