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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: To grasp consciousness, we must challenge our ideas of experience and intuition.
Chapter 3: Traits we usually link with consciousness aren’t unique to human behavior.
Chapter 4: Consciousness is distinct from the choices we make and the thoughts we form.
Chapter 5: Consciousness can likewise be viewed as distinct from our sense of self.
Chapter 6: The notion that all matter is conscious may sound absurd, yet it is also scientifically plausible.
Chapter 7: If we update some narrow views of consciousness, panpsychism might offer real answers to hard questions.
Description
Conscious (2019) offers a contemplative and probing look at one of life's central mysteries: consciousness. Author Annaka Harris explores two fundamental questions: How do we define consciousness? And how widespread is its existence in the universe?
Who Should Listen
- Curious people interested in life’s mysteries
- Students of philosophy and biology
- Anyone curious about the human brain