The One
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
The One
| Full title | The One: How an Ancient Idea Holds the Future of Physics |
|---|---|
| Author | Heinrich Päs |
| Published | 2023 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | A physicist traces monism — the idea that everything is ultimately one thing — from Parmenides and the Upanishads through to quantum entanglement and the measurement problem. An intellectual history of a single idea across three thousand years, the kind of lineage tracing I collect. |
Where I heard about it
- A reply to @typesfast — in the thread under his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (June 2025). The full set of replies is on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Science — where the argument lands.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.