{"product_id":"2940169926170","title":"The Cosmic Blueprint: New Discoveries in Nature's Creative Ability to Order the Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the preface to the 2004 edition, Paul Davies writes, \"If the laws of the universe really are a sort of cosmic blueprint, as I suggest, they may also be a blueprint for survival.\" This critically acclaimed book explains how recent scientific advances are transforming our understanding of the emergence of complexity and organization in the universe. Melding a variety of ideas and disiplines from biology, fundamental physics, computer science, mathematics, genetics, and neurology, Davies presents his provocative theory on the source of the universe's creative potency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe explores the new paradigm (replacing the centuries-old Newtonian view of the universe) that recognizes the collective and holistic properties of physical systems and the power of self-organization. He casts the laws in physics in the role of a \"blueprint\", embodying a grand cosmic scheme that progressively unfolds as the universe develops. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging the viewpoint that the physical universe is a meaningless collection of particles, he finds overwhelming evidence for an underlying purpose: \"Science may explain all the processes whereby the universe evolves its own destiny, but that still leaves room for there to be a meaning behind existence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is published by Templeton Press.","brand":"University Press Audiobooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104721158384,"sku":"2940169926170","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169926170_p0.jpg?v=1763697382","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169926170","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}