Humanity'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
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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