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Hidden In Plain Sight 11: The Logic of Consciousness
This book attempts to tackle the mystery of consciousness using examples from physics, logic, and computer science. The book contains a historical saga, from ancient Greece to the science of the present day. It culminates in the presentation of an incredibly simple rule to detect the presence of consciousness.
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179 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2019
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Andrew H. Thomas
14 books11 followersDr. Andrew H. Thomas studied physics in the James Clerk Maxwell Building in Edinburgh University, and received his doctorate from Swansea University in 1992.
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May 1, 2019
Great book!!
To be honest I was missing the next book of the series. Undoubtedly, is a big effort in trying to explain consciousness.
To be honest I was missing the next book of the series. Undoubtedly, is a big effort in trying to explain consciousness.
June 9, 2019
Love Andrew Thomas but this isn't his best
I have been a fan of Andrew Thomas's phenomenal books since book 1, but this book is nowhere near as mind bending or thought provoking as his others. His previous book on consciousness was much better, and only very little information in this book does justice to the information revealed in his last book.. he devotes PAGES trying to show us how vegetables aren't conscious. He could have shortened that point down, along with others, to a single sentence or two.
Once again, I love this man's books- just not this one.
I have been a fan of Andrew Thomas's phenomenal books since book 1, but this book is nowhere near as mind bending or thought provoking as his others. His previous book on consciousness was much better, and only very little information in this book does justice to the information revealed in his last book.. he devotes PAGES trying to show us how vegetables aren't conscious. He could have shortened that point down, along with others, to a single sentence or two.
Once again, I love this man's books- just not this one.
May 12, 2020
A physicists view of concsciousness
Most of the consciousness books I’ve read seem to devolve into psychobabble that leaves me wondering about the point of the book. They either go down some spiritual path or ramble along with hard to believe logically questionable opinion pieces. This one took an engineer’s view of the problem. That at least kept it entertaining. In the end, though, it’s time that could have been spent doing something productive.
Most of the consciousness books I’ve read seem to devolve into psychobabble that leaves me wondering about the point of the book. They either go down some spiritual path or ramble along with hard to believe logically questionable opinion pieces. This one took an engineer’s view of the problem. That at least kept it entertaining. In the end, though, it’s time that could have been spent doing something productive.
July 24, 2019
Not what I expected and pleasantly surprised.
As always he leads you along from the obvious and ends up with over 3000 years of human progress to the computer age. Well done and creative-cannot wait for # 12!
As always he leads you along from the obvious and ends up with over 3000 years of human progress to the computer age. Well done and creative-cannot wait for # 12!
February 23, 2022
“If it’s cold, it’s not conscious!”
“Consciousness is associated with logical information processing, information loss, and the production of heat.” A very brief summary to rule out something non-conscious.
“Consciousness is associated with logical information processing, information loss, and the production of heat.” A very brief summary to rule out something non-conscious.
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