David Deutsch
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The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch argues that open-ended progress begins with good explanations: ideas that withstand criticism, reach beyond immediate experience, and enable new creation. The book asks why humans can solve problems, build universal systems, form institutions, and extend knowledge indefinitely—and what keeps that possibility alive.
11 chapters
The Fabric of Reality
The Fabric of Reality asks how a unified account of quantum physics, computation, evolution, and knowledge can explain what is real, how understanding grows, and how time and life fit together. Its value is a cross-disciplinary framework for judging explanations, limits, possibilities, and human agency.
10 chapters