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092 _a153
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100 1 _aHoel, Erik,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe world behind the world :
_bconsciousness, free will, and the limits of science /
_cErik Hoel.
250 _aFirst Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
263 _a2307
264 1 _aNew York :
_bAvid Reader Press,
_c2023.
264 4 _c©2023
300 _a238 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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520 _a"From Dr. Erik Hoel, The World Behind the World delves into the quest for a theory of consciousness that will trigger a paradigm shift in neuroscience and beyond"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 211-238).
505 0 _aHumanity's two perspectives on the world -- The development of the intrinsic perspective -- The development of the extrinsic perspective -- Neuroscience in need of a revolution -- The two houses of consciousness research -- Phenomenological theories of consciousness -- The tale of zombie Descartes -- The princess and the philosopher -- Consciousness and scientific incompleteness -- How science got its scale -- The scientific case for free will.
520 _aA fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences--potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology--from a Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist.Throughout history, two perspectives on the world have dueled in our minds: the extrinsic--that of mechanism and physics--and the intrinsic--that of feelings, thoughts, and ideas. The intrinsic perspective allows us to tell stories about our lives, to chart our anger and our lust, to understand our psychologies. The extrinsic allows us to chart the physical world, to build upon it, and to travel across it. These perspectives have never been reconciled; they almost seem to exist on different planes of thought. Only recently, due to the pioneering work of DNA-discoverer Francis Crick, have these two perspectives been conjoined.This attempt to reconcile these perspectives is the science of consciousness, and posits that the intrinsic aspect of the world, how and what we perceive, can coexist in the extrinsic part of the world, in the realm of physics. The World Behind the World is a grand tour of the state of this science, an exploration of the point where tectonic metaphysical forces meet, often in paradoxical conclusions.Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist Dr. Erik Hoel lays out the evidence that nothing in the brain makes sense except in the light of a theory of consciousness. Some topics he examines include what the similarities are between our brains and black holes; where consciousness fits into physics and morality; and why it may be impossible for AI to ever become conscious, despite popular belief. The World Behind the World argues that establishing a proven theory of consciousness would trigger a paradigm shift in the field of neuroscience and the future of technology--transforming the very fabric of our society.What does the science of consciousness tell us about what happens beyond brain death? Does our understanding of consciousness strengthen or weaken the case for free will? Is science itself incomplete in the way Gödel showed mathematics is? By taking us through the heated debates of the field and drawing on Hoel's own original research to shed light on the latest theories about how the brain creates consciousness, The World Behind the World shows us that at long last, science is coming to understand the fundamental mystery of human existence.
650 0 _aConsciousness
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650 0 _aNeurosciences
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