Books like Meeting the Universe Halfway by Karen Barad

Brian Greene unpacks the idea that our universe might be one of many, exploring the scientific theories and philosophical implications of the multiverse.

The Tao of Physics examines the resonances between modern physics and Eastern mysticism, illuminating how concepts like the Tao, quantum theory, and the nature of reality intersect across science and spirituality.

In *Lost in Math*, Sabine Hossenfelder critiques the blind faith in elegance that has stalled progress in physics, urging a return to empirical reality.

Quantum Self explores the intersection of consciousness and quantum physics, offering a philosophical anthropology perspective that challenges conventional views of the self in the context of modern physics.

A treatise that explores the intersection of quantum physics and philosophical inquiry.

The Posthuman offers both an introduction and major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. This has blurred the traditional distinction between the human and its others, exposing the non-naturalistic structure of the human. The Posthuman starts by exploring the extent to which a post-humanist move displaces the traditional humanistic unity of the subject. Rather than perceiving this situation as a loss of cognitive and moral self-mastery, Braidotti argues that the posthuman helps us make sense of our flexible and multiple identities. Braidotti then analyzes the escalating effects of post-anthropocentric thought, which encompass not only other species, but also the sustainability of our planet as a whole. Because contemporary market economies profit from the control and commodification of all that lives, they result in hybridization, erasing categorical distinctions between the human and other species, seeds, plants, animals and bacteria. These dislocations induced by globalized cultures and economies enable a critique of anthropocentrism, but how reliable are they as indicators of a sustainable future? The Posthuman concludes by considering the implications of these shifts for the institutional practice of the humanities. Braidotti outlines new forms of cosmopolitan neo-humanism that emerge from the spectrum of post-colonial and race studies, as well as gender analysis and environmentalism. The challenge of the posthuman condition consists in seizing the opportunities for new social bonding and community building, while pursuing sustainability and empowerment.

"The more science tells us about the world, the stranger it looks. Ever since physics first penetrated the atom, early in this century, what it found there has stood as a radical and unanswered challenge to many of our most cherished conceptions of nature. It has literally been called into question since then whether or not there are always objective matters of fact about the whereabouts of subatomic particles, or about the locations of tables and chairs, or even about the very contents of our thoughts. A new kind of uncertainty has become a principle of science." "This book is an original and provocative investigation of that challenge, as well as a novel attempt at writing about science in a style that is simultaneously elementary and deep. It is a lucid and self-contained introduction to the foundations of quantum mechanics, accessible to anyone with a high school mathematics education, and at the same time a rigorous discussion of the most important recent advances in our understanding of that subject, some of which are due to the author himself." "For Albert, the problem of measurement is the central problem of quantum mechanics, and he devotes particular attention to various attempts to solve it - including theories of the collapse of the wave function, hidden-variable theories, and multiple-universe theories. The engaging style and the extraordinary clarity of this book will make it a welcome contribution to a field that has typically appeared a great deal more difficult and obscure than Albert shows it to be."--Jacket.

The Conscious Universe examines how quantum entanglement challenges traditional notions of distance and causality, revealing profound links between physics and philosophy.

David Bohm and Basil Hiley present a non‑observer‑dependent interpretation of quantum theory, using active information and non‑locality to explain quantum phenomena without wave‑particle duality or wave function collapse.

An examination of the physical origin of time’s direction, focusing on radiation, thermodynamics, quantum indeterminism and spacetime structure, and proposing a common root in the universe’s time‑independent wave function.

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn.