The Beginning of Infinity

Explanations That Transform the World

By: David Deutsch

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this important new book, David Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation, argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe. They have unlimited scope and power to cause change, and the quest to improve them is the basic regulating principle not only of science but of all successful human endeavor. This stream of ever improving explanations has infinite reach, according to Deutsch: we are subject only to the laws of physics, and they impose no upper boundary to what we can eventually understand, control, and achieve. In his previous book, The Fabric of Reality, Deutsch describe the four deepest strands of existing knowledge-the theories of evolution, quantum physics, knowledge, and computation-arguing jointly they reveal a unified fabric of reality. In this new book, he applies that worldview to a wide range of issues and unsolved problems, from creativity and free will to the origin and future of the human species.

Filled with startling new conclusions about human choice, optimism, scientific explanation, and the evolution of culture, The Beginning of Infinity is a groundbreaking audio book that will become a classic of its kind.

©2011 David Deutsch (P)2011 Gildan Media Corp

Critic reviews

“Provocative and persuasive…Mr. Deutsch’s previous tome, The Fabric of Reality, took a broad-ranging sweep… The Beginning of Infinity is equally bold, addressing subjects from artificial intelligence to the evolution of culture and of creativity; its conclusions are just as profound." ( The Economist)

i really lik the book. well narrated .

loved it. very intersting and well built.
touches many aspects of 'life' and grow with the chapters. i learned a lot and it opened my mind to new thoughts and fields.

Pure optimism

Every human should read/listen to this book. From quantum paradoxes to AI terror alleviation, this book has given me hope though problems are inevitable but saleable.

A bit wonky

A lot of data. Author goes back to ‘the beginning’ to where ‘infinity starts’. Interesting.

Good read

Quite an interesting and thought provoking book. Parts of which made me think and re-listen.

excellent read

This book y'all.... It is so long but incredibly in-depth. It goes over literally everything. Philosophy, biology, astronomy, physics, and everything in between.

I think my favorite part was the infinity hotel. Imagine a hotel with infinite rooms and infinite guests. How would that hotel operate? What about new guests arriving in infinite trains. How do you take out the trash? All the answers can be found here.

Talk about exercise for the brain, this is a marathon. It's a dense read, but well worth it.