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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story, by Jim Holt

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they were chained in the allegorical darkness of Plato’s cave, condemned to live in a world of shadows. They could have no genuine knowledge of reality.
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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
by Jim Holt
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