{"product_id":"the-hard-problem-tom-stoppard-9780802124463","title":"The Hard Problem: A Play","description":"\u003ci\u003eAbove all don't use the word good as though it meant something in evolutionary science.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hard Problem\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force, exploring fundamental questions of how we experience the world, as well as telling the moving story of a young woman whose struggle for understanding her own life and the lives of others leads her to question the deeply held beliefs of those around her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHilary, a young psychology researcher at the Krohl Institute for Brain Science, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question. She and other researchers at the institute are grappling with what science calls the \"hard problem\"--if there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? What Hilary discovers puts her fundamentally at odds with her colleagues, who include her first mentor and one-time lover, Spike; her boss, Leo; and the billionaire founder of the institute, Jerry. Hilary needs a miracle, and she is prepared to pray for one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Stoppard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802124461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802124463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.30d","brand":"Tom Stoppard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047010824447,"sku":"9780802124463","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae4102af-4a79-43aa-bd3a-c09eff529f25.jpg?v=1684987771","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hard-problem-tom-stoppard-9780802124463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}