| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-404) and index. |
| Contents |
Initial value problem -- Stage I: molecule minds. First mind / purpose ; Archaea mind / targeting ; Bacteria mind I / decision-making ; Bacteria mind II / memory ; Amoeba mind / communication -- Stage II: neuron minds. The metropolis principle ; Hydra mind / multitasking ; Roundworm mind / centralization ; Flatworm mind / perception ; Fly mind / representation -- Stage III: module minds. The unified mathematics of the self ; Fish mind / the preconscious proletariat ; Frog mind / how ; Tortoise mind / what ; Rat mind / where ; Bird mind / when ; Monkey mind / why ; Chimpanzee mind / the consciousness cartel -- Stage IV: superminds. The darkness ; Human mind / language ; Sapiens supermind I / civilization ; Sapiens supermind II / self ; The light ; The tandava. |
| Summary |
"Why do minds exist? How did mud and stone develop into beings that can experience longing, regret, love, and compassion -- beings that are aware of their own experience? Until recently, science offered few answers to these existential questions. Journey of the Mind is the first book to offer a unified account of the mind that explains how consciousness, language, the Self, and civilization emerged incrementally out of chaos. The journey begins three billion years ago with the emergence of the simplest possible mind, a nanoscopic archeon, then ascends through amoebas, worms, frogs, birds, monkeys, and AI, examining successively smarter ways of thinking. The authors explain the mathematical principles generating conscious experience and show how these principles led cities and democratic nations to develop new forms of consciousness-the self-aware "superminds." Journey of the Mind concludes by contemplating a higher stage of consciousness already emerging-and the ultimate fate of all minds in the universe"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Philosophy of mind.
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Philosophy of mind. (OCoLC)fst01060840
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| Added Author |
Gaddam, Sai, author.
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9781324006589 |
| ISBN |
9781324006572 |
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1324006579 |
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9781324006589 (epub) |
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