âA clarion call for seeing the world as a whole,â this philosophical bestseller takes readers through history, from the Big Bang through the 21st centuryânow featuring an afterword with the writer-director of the Matrix franchise (San Francisco Chronicle)
Join one of the greatest contemporary philosophers on a breathtaking tour of time and the Cosmosâfrom the Big Bang right up to the eve of the twenty-first century. This accessible and entertaining summary of Ken Wilberâs great ideas has been expanding minds now for two decades, providing a unified field theory of the universe. Along the way, Wilber talks on a host of issues related to that universe, from gender roles, to multiculturalism, environmentalism, and even the meaning of the Internet.
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This special anniversary edition contains an afterword, a dialogue between the author and Lana Wachowskiâthe award-winning writer-director of the Matrix film trilogyâin which weâre offered an intimate glimpse into the evolution of Kenâs thinking and where he stands today. A Brief History of Everything may well be the best introduction to the thought of this man who has been called the âEinstein of Consciousnessâ (John White).