Conscious：A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind

作者 Annaka Harris
出版社 HarperCollins
出版时间 2019年6月
ISBN 9780062906717

内容简介

AsconciseandenlighteningasSevenBriefLessonsonPhysicsandAstrophysicsforPeopleinaHurry,thismind-expandingdiveintothemysteryofconsciousnessisanilluminatingmeditationontheself,freewill,andfeltexperience.Whatisconsciousness?Howdoesitarise?Andwhydoesitexist?Wetakeourexperienceofbeingintheworldforgranted.Buttheveryexistenceofconsciousnessraisesprofoundquestions:Whywouldanycollectionofmatterintheuniversebeconscious?Howareweabletothinkaboutthis?Andwhyshouldwe?Inthiswonderfullyaccessiblebook,AnnakaHarrisguidesusthroughtheevolvingdefinitions,philosophies,andscientificfindingsthatprobeourlimitedunderstandingofconsciousness.Wheredoesitreside,andwhatgivesrisetoit?Coulditbeanillusion,orauniversalpropertyofallmatter?Aswetrytounderstandconsciousness,wemustgrapplewithhowtodefineitand,intheageofartificialintelligence,whoorwhatmightpossessit.Consciousofferslivelyandchallengingargumentsthatalterourideasaboutconsciousness--allowingustothinkfreelyaboutitforourselves,ifindeedwecan.

作者简介

AnnakaHarrisisanauthor,editor,andaconsultantforsciencewriters.Sheistheauthorofthechildren'sbookIWonder,acollaboratoronSusanKaiserGreenland'sTheMindfulGamesActivityCards,andherworkhasappearedintheNewYorkTimes.Sheliveswithherhusband,theneuroscientist,author,andpodcasterSamHarris,andtheirtwochildren.AnnakaHarrisistheauthoroftheforthcomingbook,"CONSCIOUS:ABriefGuidetotheFundamentalMysteryoftheMind"(HarperCollins,June2019),authorofthechildren’sbook"IWonder,"andacollaboratoron"MindfulGames,"bySusanKaiserGreenland.HerwritinghasappearedinTheNewYorkTimes.SheisavolunteermindfulnessteacherfortheInnerKidsorganizationandismarriedtotheneuroscientistandauthorSamHarris.

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