Author

Publication

2019-06-04 - Harper

Language

English

Word Count

36,000 words, Guess

Page Count

144 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100062906712
  • ISBN-139780062906717
  • OCLC Control Number1050616685
  • Better World Books9780062906717
  • Open LibraryOL28164300M

Classifications

  • LCCBF311 .H3527 2019

Description

"What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of being in the world for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think about this? And why should we? /In this wonderfully accessible book, Annaka Harris guides us through the evolving definitions, philosophies, and scientific findings that probe our limited understanding of consciousness. Where does it reside, and what gives rise to it? Could it be an illusion, or a universal property of all matter? As we try to understand consciousness, we must grapple with how to define it and, in the age of artificial intelligence, who or what might possess it. /Conscious offers lively and challenging arguments that alter our ideas about consciousness--allowing us to think freely about it for ourselves, if indeed we can." -- book jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the MindHardcoverHarper2019-06-04

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