Consciousness

A Very Short Introduction

Recommended by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #30 in Consciousness, Ranked #34 in Near-Death Experiencesee more rankings.

Consciousness, "the last great mystery for science," remains a hot topic. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion?

Exciting new developments in brain science are continuing the debates on these issues, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This controversial book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments, and the major theories, whilst also outlining the amazing pace of discoveries in...
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