Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century

The book explores the dramatic shift in human understanding and perception of reality that occurred in the twentieth century. Higgs contrasts the clarity of pre-1900 innovations with the complexities introduced by modern concepts such as relativity, quantum mechanics, and existentialism. He delves into how these developments have reshaped our worldview, influencing everything from art to politics and our understanding of existence itself.