Nothing: A Philosophical History

by Roy Sorensen

Book Overview

An entertaining history of the idea of nothing - including absences, omissions, and shadows - from the Ancient Greeks through the 20th century

How can nothing cause something? The absence of something might seem to indicate a null or a void, an emptiness as ineffectual as a shadow. In fact, 'nothing' is one of the most powerful ideas the human mind has ever conceived. This short and entertaining book by Roy Sorensen is a lively...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199742839
• ISBN13: 9780199742837
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.0"