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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. The Father of Existentialism, Kierkegaard transformed philosophy with his conviction that we must all create our own nature; in this great work of religious anxiety, he argues that a true understanding of God can only be attained by making a personal 'leap of faith'.

Winner Of The Nobel Prize For Physics In 1965, Richard Feynman Was One Of The World's Greatest Theoretical Physicists, But He Was Also A Man Who Fell, Often Jumped, Into Adventure. An Artist, Safecracker, Practical Joker And Storyteller, Feynman's Life Was A Series Of Combustoble Combinations Made Possible By His Unique Mixture Of High Intelligence, Unquenchable Curiosity And Eternal Scepticism.

The latest volume in the New York Times bestselling physics series explains Einstein's the general theory of relativityHe taught us classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. Now, physicist Leonard Susskind, assisted by a new collaborator, André Cabannes, returns to tackle Einstein's general theory of relativity. Starting from the equivalence principle and covering the necessary mathematics of Riemannian spaces and tensor calculus, Susskind and Cabannes explain the link between gravity and geometry. They delve into black holes, establish Einstein field equations, and solve them to describe gravity waves. The authors provide vivid explanations that, to borrow a phrase from Einstein himself, are as simple as possible (but no simpler).An approachable yet rigorous introduction to one of the most important topics in physics, General Relativity is a must-read for anyone who wants a deeper knowledge of the universe's real structure.

Friedrich Nietzsche's most accessible and influential philosophical work, misquoted, misrepresented, brilliantly original and enormously influentialNietzsche was one of the most revolutionary and subversive thinkers in Western philosophy, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra remains his most famous and influential work. It describes how the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from his solitude in the mountains to tell the world that God is dead and that the Superman, the human embodiment of divinity, is his successor. Nietzsche's utterance 'God is dead', his insistence that the meaning of life is to be found in purely human terms, and his doctrine of the Superman and the will to power were all later seized upon and unrecognisably twisted by, among others, Nazi intellectuals. With blazing intensity and poetic brilliance, Nietzsche argues that the meaning of existence is not to be found in religious pieties or meek submission to authority, but in an all-powerful life force: passionate, chaotic and free.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

In a single work of colossal scope one of the world’s greatest scientists has given us a complete and unrivalled guide to the glories of the universe.The Road to Reality is the most important and ambitious work of science for a generation. It provides nothing less than a comprehensive account of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. It assumes no particular specialist knowledge on the part of the reader — for example, the early chapters give us the vital mathematical background to the physical theories explored later in the book.Roger Penrose’s purpose is to describe as clearly as possible our present understanding of the universe and to convey a feeling for its deep beauty and philosophical implications, as well as its intricate logical interconnections. Rarely less than challenging, the book is leavened by vivid descriptive passages, as well as hundreds of hand-drawn diagrams.The Road to Reality was a Sunday Times top-ten bestseller in the hardcover edition, with over 40,000 copies sold.

در »ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ و ﻓﻠﺴﻔﮥ ﻋﻠﻢ« را ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻧﺠﻔﻰ زاده ﺑﻨﯿﺎد ﮔﺬارده اﺳﺖ. او دراﯾﻦ ﺑﺎره ﻣﻰ ﻧﻮﯾﺴﺪ : ».ﻫﺮﭼﻨﺪ از آﺷﻨﺎﯾﻰ اﯾﺮاﻧﯿﺎن ﺑﺎ ﻋﻠﻮم و ﻓﻨﻮن ﻏﺮب، و ﺷﺎﯾﺪ ﺑﺎ ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ آن، ﺑﯿﺶ از ﯾﮑﺼﺪوﭘﻨﺠﺎه ﺳﺎل ى راه را ّﻣ ﻰﮔﺬرد، ﺷﻤﺎر ﮐﺎرﻫﺎﯾﻰ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻃﻮر ﺟﺪ ﺑﺮ اﯾﻦ آﺷﻨﺎﯾﻰ ﻣﻰ ﮔﺸﺎﯾﺪ، ﺷﺎﯾﺪ ﻫﻢ اﻣﺮوز اﻧﺪك و ﺑﺴﯿﺎر اﻧﺪك ﺑﺎﺷﺪ. و ﻫﺮﭼﻨﺪ اﯾﻦ ﺑ ﻰرﻏﺒﺘﻰ اﯾﺮاﻧﯿﺎن ﺑﻪ ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ آن ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ رﯾﺸ ﻪﻫﺎﯾﻰ ﺑﺴﯿﺎر ﺗﻨﻮﻣﻨﺪ در ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ اﯾﺮاﻧﻰ داﺷﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ، ﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪة ﻣﺎ از ﺑﺮﺗﺮى ﻋﻠﻮم و ﻓﻨﻮن ﻏﺮﺑﻰ در ﻣﯿﺪان ﻫﺎى رزم در ﻫﻤﺎن ﺳﺎل ﻫﺎ ﻫﻢ، ﻧﺘﻮاﻧﺴﺖ اﯾﻦ ﭘﺮﺳﺶ اﺻﻮﻟﻰ درﺑﺎرة ﭼﮕﻮﻧﮕﻰ دﺳﺘﯿﺎﺑﻰ ﻣﻐﺮب زﻣﯿﻦ ﺑﻪ داﻧﺶ ﻫﺎى ﻧﻮ را در ﻣﺎ ﺑﺮاﻧﮕﯿﺰد. و اﮔﺮ از زﻣﺎن دﮐﺎرت ﺗﺎﮐﻨﻮن ﻫﻢ ﺑﯿﺶ از ﺳﻪ ﺳﺪه ﻣ ﻰﮔﺬرد، ﻫﻨﻮزﻫﻢ ﻧﺰد ﻣﺎ، ﮐﺎرى ﮐﻪ ﺑ ﻪدرﺳﺘﻰ اﻓﮑﺎر او را ﺑﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺑﺸﻨﺎﺳﺎﻧﺪ، وﺟﻮد ﻧﺪارد؛ و ﻫﻢ ﭼﺸ ﻢﭘﻮﺷﻰ ﮐﻨﯿﻢ، اﯾﻦ وﺿﻊ درﺑﺎرة ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ّاﮔﺮ از ﻓﯿﻠﺴﻮﻓﺎن ﺑﻪ ﻣﻌﻨﺎى اﺧﺺ ﻰ ّﻋﻠﻤﻰ اﺻﯿﻞ، و ﯾﺎ ﺷﺮ حﻫﺎﯾﻰ ﮐﻪ داﻧﺸﻤﻨﺪان ﻣﻐﺮب زﻣﯿﻦ ﺑﺮ ﮐﺎرﻫﺎى ﺗﺨﺼﺼ ﺧﻮد ﻣﻰ ﻧﻮﯾﺴﻨﺪ، ﺗﺎ ﺑﯿﺸﺘﺮ ﺟﻨﺒﻪ ﻫﺎى ﻣﻌﺮﻓ ﺖﺷﻨﺎﺧﺘﻰ آن ﻫﺎ را روﺷﻦ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ، و ﻓﻬﻢ از آن ﻫﺎ را ﺑﺮ ﻫﻤﮕﺎن آﺳﺎن ﺗﺮ، ﺑﺴﯿﺎر ﺑﺪﺗﺮ اﺳﺖ. اﮔﺮ از ﭼﻨﺪﮐﺎر درﺳﺖ، ﮐﻪ ﺑﺮﺧﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺳﺒﺐ دﻟﺒﺴﺘﮕﻰ ﺷﺨﺼﻰ اﻧﺠﺎم داد هاﻧﺪ، ﺻﺮ فﻧﻈﺮ ﮐﻨﯿﻢ، آﻧﭽﻪ ﻣﻰ ﻣﺎﻧﺪ در ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ﭼﯿﺰى ﺟﺰ اﺧﺒﺎرى ﭘﺮاﮐﻨﺪه درﺑﺎرة اﯾ ﻦﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﮐﺎرﻫﺎ ﻧﯿﺴﺖ، ﮐﻪ ﻣﺎ ذﯾﻞ » « ﺑﻪ آﻧﻬﺎ ﻣﻰ ﻧﮕﺮﯾﻢ.« و ﻓﻠﺴﻔﮥ ﻋﻠﻢ ﺳﻠﺴﻠﻪ ﮐﺘﺎب ﻫﺎﯾﻰ در »ﮐﺘﺎب ﺣﺎﺿﺮ ﻫﻢ ﯾﮑﻰ از ﮐﺎرﻫﺎﯾﻰ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ذﯾﻞﻣﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﻣﻰ ﺷﻮد

Richard Feynman – Nobel Laureate, Teacher, Icon And Genius – Possessed An Unquenchable Thirst For Adventure And An Unparalleled Gift For Telling The Extraordinary Stories Of His Life. In This Collection Of Short Pieces And Reminiscences He Describes Everything From His Love Of Beauty To College Pranks To How His Father Taught Him To Think. He Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of The Space Shuttle Challenger Investigation, Where He Dramatically Revealed The Cause Of The Disaster With A Simple Experiment. And He Tells Us Of How He Met His Beloved First Wife Arlene, And Their Brief Time Together Before Her Death. Sometimes Intensely Moving, Sometimes Funny, These Writings Are Infused With Feynman’s Curiosity And Passion For Life.

Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) was the most outstanding logician of the twentieth century, famous for his hallmark works on the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of number theory and stronger systems, and the consistency of the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis. He is also noted for his work on constructivity, the decision problem, the foundations of computation theory, unusual cosmological models, and for the strong individuality of his writings on the philosophy of mathematics. The Collected Works is a landmark resource that draws together a lifetime of creative accomplishment. The first two volumes were devoted to Gödel's publications in full (both in the original and translation). This third volume features a wide selection of unpublished articles and lecture texts found in Gödel's Nachlass, documents that enlarge considerably our appreciation of his scientific and philosophical thought and add a great deal to our understanding of his motivations. Continuing the format of the earlier volumes, the present volume includes introductory notes that provide extensive explanatory and historical commentary on each of the papers, English translations of material originally written in German (some transcribed from Gabelsberger shorthand), and a complete bibliography. A succeeding volume is to contain a comprehensive selection of Gödel's scientific correspondence and a complete inventory of his Nachlass. The books are designed to be accessible and useful to as wide an audience as possible without sacrificing scientific or historical accuracy. The only complete edition available in English, it will be an essential part of the working library of professionals and students in logic, mathematics, philosophy, history of science, and computer science.

An extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution, Deutsch's extraordinary book explores the deep connections between these strands which reveal the fabric of realityin which human actions and ideas play essential roles.

A captivating collection of Friedrich Nietzsche’s seminal works, from his provocative musings on truth and morality to his profound exploration of human existence“In this volume, one may very conveniently have a rich review of one of the most sensitive, passionate, and misunderstood writers in Western, or any, literature.”—Newsweek“Few writers in any age were so full of ideas.”—Walter Kaufmann, from the IntroductionThe works of Friedrich Nietzsche have fascinated readers around the world ever since the publication of his first book more than a hundred years ago, yet few writers have been so consistently misinterpreted. The Portable Nietzsche includes Walter Kaufmann’s definitive translations of the complete and unabridged texts of Nietzsche’s four major works: Twilight of the Idols, The Antichrist, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. In addition, Kaufmann brings together selections from his other books, notes, and letters, to give a full picture of Nietzsche’s development, versatility, and inexhaustibility.Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.