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The world behind the world : consciousness, free will, and the limits of science / Erik Hoel.
"From Dr. Erik Hoel, The World Behind the World delves into the quest for a theory of consciousness that will trigger a paradigm shift in neuroscience and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781982159382 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Humanity's two perspectives on the world -- The development of the intrinsic perspective -- The development of the extrinsic perspective -- Neuroscience in need of a revolution -- The two houses of consciousness research -- Phenomenological theories of consciousness -- The tale of zombie Descartes -- The princess and the philosopher -- Consciousness and scientific incompleteness -- How science got its scale -- The scientific case for free will. |
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| Subject: | Consciousness > Research > History. Neurosciences > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 153 Hoe | 31681010333003 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In this grand tour of consciousness, one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in science explores how the brain creates our conscious experiencesâpotentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology and transforming the very fabric of our society. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
"From Dr. Erik Hoel, The World Behind the World delves into the quest for a theory of consciousness that will trigger a paradigm shift in neuroscience and beyond"-- - Simon and Schuster
A fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiencesâpotentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technologyâfrom a Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist.
Throughout history, two perspectives on the world have dueled in our minds: the extrinsicâthat of mechanism and physicsâand the intrinsicâthat of feelings, thoughts, and ideas. The intrinsic perspective allows us to tell stories about our lives, to chart our anger and our lust, to understand our psychologies. The extrinsic allows us to chart the physical world, to build upon it, and to travel across it. These perspectives have never been reconciled; they almost seem to exist on different planes of thought. Only recently, due to the pioneering work of DNA-discoverer Francis Crick, have these two perspectives been conjoined.
This attempt to reconcile these perspectives is the science of consciousness, and posits that the intrinsic aspect of the world, how and what we perceive, can coexist in the extrinsic part of the world, in the realm of physics. The World Behind the World is a grand tour of the state of this science, an exploration of the point where tectonic metaphysical forces meet, often in paradoxical conclusions.
Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist Dr. Erik Hoel lays out the evidence that nothing in the brain makes sense except in the light of a theory of consciousness. Some topics he examines include what the similarities are between our brains and black holes; where consciousness fits into physics and morality; and why it may be impossible for AI to ever become conscious, despite popular belief. The World Behind the World argues that establishing a proven theory of consciousness would trigger a paradigm shift in the field of neuroscience and the future of technologyâtransforming the very fabric of our society.
What does the science of consciousness tell us about what happens beyond brain death? Does our understanding of consciousness strengthen or weaken the case for free will? Is science itself incomplete in the way Gödel showed mathematics is? By taking us through the heated debates of the field and drawing on Hoelâs own original research to shed light on the latest theories about how the brain creates consciousness, The World Behind the World shows us that at long last, science is coming to understand the fundamental mystery of human existence.
