Books by Andy Clark
The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
by Andy Clark
The Experience Machine by cognitive philosopher Andy Clark is about predictive processing. This is the view that we construct our reality from expectations, and that our relationship with the world is active: we are never simply passive recipients of incoming data. Clark provides an engaging overview of the state of research and how predictive processing should change how we think about what we are.
“If you want to know what philosophers of mind will be thinking about in five or ten years’ time, look at what Andy Clark is thinking about today.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Andy Clark were recommended
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A Materialist Theory of the Mind
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Consciousness Explained
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Varieties of Meaning: The 2002 Jean Nicod Lectures
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The Architecture of the Mind
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Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension
by Andy Clark
The best books on Philosophy of Mind, recommended by Keith Frankish
The best books on Philosophy of Mind, recommended by Keith Frankish
The experimental investigation of the mind is now the province of psychology and neuroscience – but many conceptual and metaphysical questions remain. Philosophy of mind deals with these fundamental questions, says Keith Frankish, as he selects five of the best books in the field.
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Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
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The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic
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Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality
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The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
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For F*ck's Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun
by Rebecca Roache
The Best Philosophy Books of 2023, recommended by Nigel Warburton
The Best Philosophy Books of 2023, recommended by Nigel Warburton
The genre of philosophical biography is flourishing, as we pay attention not only to what philosophers said and wrote but also to how they lived and the intellectual context in which they developed their ideas. Nigel Warburton, our philosophy editor, picks out some of the best philosophy books of the year, from the man who lived in a storage jar in 5th century Athens to the latest contributions of cognitive science to our understanding of how we experience the world. Read more philosophy book recommendations on Five Books
