Perception
Last updated: September 17, 2024
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The Tides of Mind: Uncovering the Spectrum of Consciousness
by David Gelernter -
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How Do You Feel? An Interoceptive Moment with Your Neurobiological Self
by Bud Craig -
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Why Life Speeds Up as You Get Older: How Memory Shapes Our Past
by Douwe Draaisma -
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The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann -
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Soul Dust: The Magic of Consciousness
by Nicholas Humphrey
The best books on Time and the Mind, recommended by Marc Wittmann
The best books on Time and the Mind, recommended by Marc Wittmann
“Time is an illusion,” wrote Douglas Adams. “Lunchtime, doubly so.” It is certainly a subjective experience, agrees the psychologist and author Marc Wittmann—as any drug user or meditation expert can tell you. Here he picks five books that unpick our perception of the passage of time.
The best books on Taste, recommended by Barry C. Smith
What creates flavour? Our sensory environment, our knowledge, or the existing qualities of what we eat? The philosopher explores the best five books on taste.
The best books on David Hume, recommended by Simon Blackburn
Hume had a message he wanted to get out — particularly as regards skepticism about religion — but he was no proto-Richard Dawkins, says Cambridge philosopher, Simon Blackburn. He chooses the best books on (or by) David Hume.
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Introducing Consciousness: A Graphic Guide
by David Papineau & Howard Selina -
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Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State
by Adam Owen et al -
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Selective Attention Test
by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons -
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Failure to Detect Mismatches Between Intention and Outcome in a Simple Decision Task
by Petter Johansson et al -
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Synecdoche, New York
by Charlie Kaufman
Consciousness for Beginners: the best book, articles and one movie, recommended by David Carmel
Consciousness for Beginners: the best book, articles and one movie, recommended by David Carmel
What is consciousness? Can we measure it? Cognitive neuroscientist David Carmel introduces some of the philosophical and scientific complexities of identifying what was formerly known as the ‘soul.’
