Everything and Nothing : Is Nothing an Illusion? / TVF International (Firm).

Some claim it created the universe. Sartre argued it was central to our being. Yet Nothing turns out to be strangely elusive. Scientists can't find it or describe it. Bertrand Russell argued it was just a logical mistake. Is Nothing an illusion, a fictitious error? Or is it a vital key to our unders...

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Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Institute of art and ideas: cutting edge debates and talks from the world's leading thinkers.
Corporate Authors:	Infobase (Film distributor) TVF International (Firm)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : TVF International (Firm), [2015]
Series:	Films on Demand. Institute of art and ideas: cutting edge debates and talks from the world's leading thinkers.
Subjects:	Metaphysics. Nothing (Philosophy) Philosophy of mind. Internet videos.
Genre:	Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (41 min., 26 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:	Is Nothing an Illusion?
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Meet the Panelists (2:08)
Laura Mersini-Houghton: the Pitch (1:45)
John Ellis: the Pitch (2:51)
James Ladyman: the Pitch (3:43)
Theme One: What is Nothing? - Part One (5:28)
What is Nothing? - Part Two (4:51)
Theme Two: Where did Nothing Come From? - Part One (5:13)
Where did Nothing Come From? - Part Two (8:37)
Theme Three: Do we Need Nothing? (6:30)
Credits: Everything and Nothing: Is Nothing an Illusion? (0:06)