Nothing: A Philosophical History | English | February 1st, 2022 | ISBN: 0199742839 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 26.82 MB 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 tour of the history and philosophy of nothing, explaining how various thinkers throughout history have conceived and grappled with the mysterious power of absence -- and how these ideas about shadows, gaps, and holes have in turned played a very positive role in the development of some of humankind's most important ideas.