Join one of the greatest contemporary philosophers on a breathtaking tour of time and the Kosmos - from the Big Bang right up to the eve of the twenty-first century. This is accessible and entertaining summary of Ken Wilbur's great ideas has been expanding minds now for two decades, providing a kind of unified field theory of the universe and along the way treating a host of issues related to that universe, from gender roles, to multiculturalism, to environmentalism, and even the meaning of the internet. This special anniversary edition contains as an afterword a dialogue between the author and Lana Wachowski, the award-winning writer-director of the Matrix film trilogy, in which we're offered an intimate glimpse into the evolution of Ken's thinking and where he stands today. A Brief History of Everything may well be the best introduction to the thought of the man who has been called the "Einstein of consciousness" (John White).