This work presents a radically new approach to the mind-body problem, drawing together consideratons from such fields as the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, neurophysiology, relativity and quantum mechanics. The very existence of consciousness, the author argues, poses a challenge to the traditional view of matter, as do the paradoxes of quantum theory. If mind as revealed in introspection, matter as manifested in observation and experiment, are to be seen as dual aspects of a unitary underlying reality, then a fundamental adjustment is called for in our understanding of mental and physical phenomena alike. The book demonstrates the need for a conception that is rooted both in the latest thinking about the foundations of quantum mechanics and in some previously neglected ideas of Bertrand Russell. Its implications are far-reaching and startlingly at odds with the conventional way of looking at the world and at the place of mind within it.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More important than Penrose,
By bjflanagan "Brian J Flanagan" (Far Periphery) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mind, Brain and the Quantum: The Compound 'I' (Paperback)
This is a superb work by one of the exceedingly rare individuals who has one foot firmly planted in quantum theory and the other in the broader philosophical tradition.
This book preceded the various works by Penrose on the subject and remains of greater intellectual merit if only because Lockwood actually understands what the mind/body problem is about. He also writes well.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An ingenious answer,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mind, Brain, and the Quantum: The Compound 'I' (Hardcover)
This is a far ranging book with a very original point of view. No one can doubt Michael Lockwood's extensive command of a variety of scientific and philosophical disciplines and he protrays his subject matter in a clear and compelling manner. He attempts a bold answer to the traditional philosophical problem of the nature of mind. Although speculative its ingenuity makes it a leading theory which deserves close attention.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the real story of QM,
By dan's the man (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mind, Brain, and the Quantum: The Compound 'I' (Hardcover)
this is the best book written on the philosophical implications of quantum mechanics. in 100 years, these ideas will have made it into the popular culture. it's a difficult read, and while it does not assume that much pre-knowledge, it is quite heady. but if that's what you want, this is the best one out there.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
