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danielaraujopt's review
4.0
Writing about such a complex, mind bending topic - consciousness - with this clarity is an incredible undertaking. It takes you on an inticing journey of discovery of what defines us!
leasummer's review
3.0
This is really interesting and thought provoking. It's way over my head intellectually but I was really intrigued by the way she explained complex topics.
ectoplasms's review
2.0
There are other books, even much briefer books (A Very Short Introduction to Consciousness by Susan Blackmore) that do a much better job at introducing the topic.
If you are interested in the topic and have already read around it, this book will bore you. If you are very new to the topic, I doubt the author's arguments will satisfy your curiosity or convince you of counterintuitive concepts such as the illusoriness of self and panpsychism.
If you are interested in the topic and have already read around it, this book will bore you. If you are very new to the topic, I doubt the author's arguments will satisfy your curiosity or convince you of counterintuitive concepts such as the illusoriness of self and panpsychism.
loki_doki's review
challenging
informative
fast-paced
3.0
A nice little book about the basics of human consciousness and consciousness at large. It gives a very interesting tour of all the ideas of consciousness to date. Would recommend for anyone interested in theories of the mind and the mind body.
robrogan's review
4.0
A nice recap of my undergraduate studies in consciousness and epistemology, plus a few really interesting updates from recent studies in other disciplines.
I can’t say this is some strong piece of philosophical work that contributes to the progression of this Hard Problem, but I don’t think that was the intent. I think just about anyone can pick up this book and get a decent understanding of all those semesters of hard work I went through - haha!!
I can’t say this is some strong piece of philosophical work that contributes to the progression of this Hard Problem, but I don’t think that was the intent. I think just about anyone can pick up this book and get a decent understanding of all those semesters of hard work I went through - haha!!