Jim Holt
Jim Holt is a highly respected journalist who has written for 'Prospect', 'The New Yorker', 'The Literary Review', 'Talk' and 'New York Review of Books'. He has a regular column discussing ideas and science in 'The New York Times'. He lives in New York.
Jim Holt is a highly respected journalist who has written for 'Prospect', 'The New Yorker', 'The Literary Review', 'Talk' and 'New York Review of Books'. He has a regular column discussing ideas and science in 'The New York Times'. He lives in New York. See less
Jim Holt's Featured Books
Jim Holt book reviews
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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
Nothing as Something
Mr. Holt throws us back to the Greek philosophers and drags us into string theory, all in pursuit of finding out if 'Nothing" can exist, and if so, why is our universe here instead of...nothing.
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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
Just Where Did We Come From?
Why is there something instead of nothing? Why does the universe exist? How did we get here? Why is the human race in the position to figure this out? I am fairly new to the world of philosophy. It ... Read More
