The Kingdom of Infinite Space: A Portrait of You

Inthispathbreakingbook，oneofBritain’smosteloquentandoriginalthinkerswritesaboutthehead，whathappensinit，andhowitisandisnotconnectedtooursenseofidentityandconsciousness.Blendingscience，philosophy，andhumor，RaymondTallisexaminestheextraordinarilycomplexrelationshipwehavewithourheads.Hisaim，ashesays，?istoturnreadersintoastonishedtouristsofthepieceoftheworldthatisclosesttothem，sotheyneveragaintakeforgrantedtheheadthatlooksatthemfromthemirror.”Readerswilldelightthatthisispreciselywhatheaccomplishes.Thevoyagebeginswithameditationontheself-portraitofamirrorimage，followedbyaconsiderationofthehead’svarioussecretions.Talliscontemplatestheairweexhale;thesubtlemeaningsofnods，winks，andsmiles;themysteriesofhearing，taste，andsmell.Hediscussesthemetaphysicsofthegaze，themeaningofkissing，andtheprocessesbywhichtheheadcomestounderstandtheworld.Alongthewayheoffersintriguingdigressionsonsuchnotionsas?having”and?using”one’shead，andenjoyingandsufferingit.Tallisconcludeswithhisthoughtsontheverythingthereader’sheadhasbeendoingthroughoutthebook：thinking.，Explorespartsoftheheadbeyondthebrainandanalyzeshowtheiractions--bothvoluntaryandautomatic--affectthedevelopmentofhumanconsciousnessandself-identity.