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Conscious
- A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
- Narrated by: Annaka Harris
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
2020 Audie Finalist
As concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, this mind-expanding dive into the mystery of consciousness is an illuminating meditation on the self, free will, and felt experience.
What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of being in the world for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think about this? And why should we?
In this wonderfully accessible audiobook, Annaka Harris guides us through the evolving definitions, philosophies, and scientific findings that probe our limited understanding of consciousness. Where does it reside, and what gives rise to it? Could it be an illusion, or a universal property of all matter? As we try to understand consciousness, we must grapple with how to define it and, in the age of artificial intelligence, who or what might possess it.
Conscious offers lively and challenging arguments that alter our ideas about consciousness - allowing us to think freely about it for ourselves, if indeed we can.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-09-20
thevfrer thinker
illumination, is how I would describe this nook
clear full of substance , prevailing good
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- Shay
- 28-12-21
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I love this book so much. A scientific explanation to so many of the questions I've mused about myself. Easy to understand and wonderful narration. I'd recommend to everyone who wants to open their mind and learn some fascinating, mind-bending things.
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- Billy
- 11-08-24
like a mind spa
A great refreshing view on consciousness, lots of interesting ideas and facts, and it's written for the layperson to enjoy as well as the initiated. Real food for thought. I also think it adds something special when the author reads the text.
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- MR M.
- 05-05-20
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A short book, with an interesting and available insight into what consciousness may truly be, providing some of the more recent principles surrounding it.
On occasion Annika has a monotony to her voice that with the number of repetitions of the word “consciousness”, can make it hard to work through. But those who do, are rewarded with great content in concise writing.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-23
A voice of clarity and reason
This little book is a true gift to the field. It brings clarity and reason to a subject too often dominated by charlatans. Thank you Annaka
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- Shuffls
- 04-09-19
fantastic book
Annaka did a fantastic job. It's got me thinking in new ways about this subject
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- 11-09-19
A thoroughly informative and enjoyable book
This book was just fantastic. The effort that must have gone into tying together the different strands of research and theories of consciousness is impressive. Harris does a fantastic job of making it accessible.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-07-20
Short and inclusive analysis on consciousness
Key takeaway is the idea that being conscious one can notice what's going on around, but it doesn't necessarily mean that one is creating that reality as it is.
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- kamara b barnett
- 02-03-20
Open your mind
loved this always been interested in consciousness and different ways of how it affects the world, but this is very in depth but easy to understand and take in, it answered many questions but expands your mind to many more. highly recommend!
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- Anonymous User
- 20-02-21
Fascinating topic
Interesting book. Well read by the author. I'm not convinced by panpsychism or even the existence of the hard problem. She makes a good case for it for sure, but I'm not seeing the evidence that would make such an wild hypothesis plausible. Still a great book on the topic.
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