The world behind the world : consciousness, free will, and the limits of science

Summary: "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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781982159382 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
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.