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Conscious

A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind

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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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Annaka did a fantastic job. It's got me thinking in new ways about this subject

fantastic book

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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!

Open your mind

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illumination, is how I would describe this nook

clear full of substance , prevailing good

thevfrer thinker

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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.

Fascinating topic

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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

A voice of clarity and reason

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