Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind95 reviews V. S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee Harper Perennial, 1999 engaging and intrguing + An Exciting and Entertaining Foray into the Mind + Are there phantoms in our brain or is our self a phantom? + Good for those considering Cognitive Science as a major + And the point is....             The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature200 reviews Steven Pinker Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003 Nature vs. Nurture + Excellent + This Will Change You (Nature v. Nurture) + One of the best books ever             Consciousness Explained100 reviews Daniel C. Dennett Back Bay Books, 1992 I FILLED THIS BOX BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME SO. ~Shakey + One of the best books with so much inside Instead of the normal yay or nay review I'll post a few quotes that touch on the underlying theme of this book and the problem it deals with. . . . The problem with consciousness: "I'm writing a book on magic." I explain, and I'm asked, "Real magic?" By /real magic/ people mean miracles, ...             Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain53 reviews Antonio Damasio Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Wonderful Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience. + Neuroscience of Decision Making + Damasio is wonderful to read! + The Three Amigos - Brain, Body and Mind             Representation and Reality (Representation and Mind)2 reviews Hilary Putnam The MIT Press, 1991 The End of Functionalism In Representation and Reality, Putnam begins with Aristotle's definition of "mental", Quine's idea of the corporate nature of theories, and weaves a philosophic record that is stunningly reminiscent of Martha Stewart's new handbook of hors d'oeurves. Yes, the jig is up: what Putnam is really ...             The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness52 reviews Antonio Damasio Harvest Books, 2000 A seminal work + An engaging discussion of consciousness + The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness I very seldom come across a book that is so groundbreaking in its content as to make me determined to fully understand what the author is trying to convey (even if it means rereading it three times!) Damasio's The Feeling of What Happens is an astonishing achievement and I believe that the science ...             Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain16 reviews Antonio Damasio Harvest Books, 2003 The Mind is shaped by Nature to ensure survival of the Body + A more personal Damasio + A joy to read Spinoza was a remarkable 17th century philosopher whose Jewish family fled the Portuguese Inquisition to find refuge in Holland. Spinoza held that `the mind' is simply a bodily process: it is not a separate entity from the body. Furthermore, he claimed that emotions, including spiritual emotions, ...             The Construction of Reality (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) Michael A. Arbib, Mary B. Hesse Cambridge University Press, 1986 In this book, Michael Arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with Mary Hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans "construct" reality through interaction with the social and physical world around them. The book is a major expansion of the Gifford Lectures delivered by the authors at the University of Edinburgh in the ...             How the Mind Works166 reviews Steven Pinker W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 Steven Pinker vs. Robert Wright: Who said what first? + Great Fun! + A Logical Mind Interprets and Sees a Logical Mind + A treatise on evolutionary psychology             Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind95 reviews V. S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee Harper Perennial, 1999 engaging and intrguing + An Exciting and Entertaining Foray into the Mind + Are there phantoms in our brain or is our self a phantom? + Good for those considering Cognitive Science as a major + And the point is....             Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain53 reviews Antonio Damasio Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Wonderful Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience. + Neuroscience of Decision Making + Damasio is wonderful to read! + The Three Amigos - Brain, Body and Mind             The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature200 reviews Steven Pinker Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003 Nature vs. Nurture + Excellent + This Will Change You (Nature v. Nurture) + One of the best books ever             Representation and Reality (Representation and Mind)2 reviews Hilary Putnam The MIT Press, 1991 The End of Functionalism In Representation and Reality, Putnam begins with Aristotle's definition of "mental", Quine's idea of the corporate nature of theories, and weaves a philosophic record that is stunningly reminiscent of Martha Stewart's new handbook of hors d'oeurves. Yes, the jig is up: what Putnam is really ...             The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness52 reviews Antonio Damasio Harvest Books, 2000 A seminal work + An engaging discussion of consciousness + The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness I very seldom come across a book that is so groundbreaking in its content as to make me determined to fully understand what the author is trying to convey (even if it means rereading it three times!) Damasio's The Feeling of What Happens is an astonishing achievement and I believe that the science ...             Consciousness Explained100 reviews Daniel C. Dennett Back Bay Books, 1992 I FILLED THIS BOX BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME SO. ~Shakey + One of the best books with so much inside Instead of the normal yay or nay review I'll post a few quotes that touch on the underlying theme of this book and the problem it deals with. . . . The problem with consciousness: "I'm writing a book on magic." I explain, and I'm asked, "Real magic?" By /real magic/ people mean miracles, ...             The Construction of Reality (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) Michael A. Arbib, Mary B. Hesse Cambridge University Press, 1986 In this book, Michael Arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with Mary Hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans "construct" reality through interaction with the social and physical world around them. The book is a major expansion of the Gifford Lectures delivered by the authors at the University of Edinburgh in the ...             Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain16 reviews Antonio Damasio Harvest Books, 2003 The Mind is shaped by Nature to ensure survival of the Body + A more personal Damasio + A joy to read Spinoza was a remarkable 17th century philosopher whose Jewish family fled the Portuguese Inquisition to find refuge in Holland. Spinoza held that `the mind' is simply a bodily process: it is not a separate entity from the body. Furthermore, he claimed that emotions, including spiritual emotions, ...             How the Mind Works166 reviews Steven Pinker W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 Steven Pinker vs. Robert Wright: Who said what first? + Great Fun! + A Logical Mind Interprets and Sees a Logical Mind + A treatise on evolutionary psychology