Social Physics and a Theory of Everything

Social physics is a field that combines the academic disciplines of physics and sociology. Attempting a “theory of everything” from the social physics perspective provides us with the advantage of utilizing the knowledge already gained from the field of physics on certain matters, such as the properties of the forces of nature, while the field of sociology provides us with great insights into the role and actions of human behavior.
This book uses social physics to address major questions of human life. These questions include: what is the fate of humanity and, specifically, what role will artificial intelligence (AI) play? Is there an afterlife and if yes, what are the possible scenarios of an afterlife? What is the fate of the planet Earth, and what is the fate of our universe?

Tim Delaney is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego. He regularly publishes in such areas, and teaches such sociology courses as, social theory, environmental sociology, social deviance and the sociology of sport.

Tim Delaney
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 302
Bibliographic Info: glossary, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2025
pISBN: 978-1-4766-9846-5
eISBN: 978-1-4766-5614-4
Imprint: McFarland

Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Part A—From Early Science to Physics  5
1. Early Breakthroughs and Discoveries in Science 7
2. Physics 27
3. Quantum Mechanics and String Theory 45
Part B—From Early Social Thought to Social Physics to Sociology  65
4. The Early Influences on Sociology 67
5. Auguste ­Comte, Social Physics and Sociology 87
6. Sociology As a Science 107
Part C—Physics: Theories of Everything  131
7. Albert Einstein’s Unified Field Theory 133
8. Stephen Hawking and the Origin and Fate of the Universe 152
9. Michio Kaku: A Theory of Everything via Superstring Theory 173
Part D—A Theory of Everything from the Social Physics Perspective  193
10. Social Physics, Human Progress and Artificial Intelligence (AI) 195
11. The Fate of Humanity and the Afterlife 217
12. The Fate of Earth and the Fate of the Universe 246
Glossary 265
Bibliography 275
Index 291