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Norretranders, Tor

 
9780140230123: The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size
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ISBN 10: 0140230122 ISBN 13: 9780140230123
Editorial: Penguin Publishing Group, 1999

Sinopsis

Explore the depths of consciousness through the essential groundbreaking international bestseller.

“Finally, a book that really does explain consciousness.”—John Casti, scientist and author of What Scientists Can Know About the Future

With foundations in psychology, evolutionary biology, and information theory, Demark’s leading science writer argues a revolutionary point: that consciousness represents only an infinitesimal fraction of our ability to process information. Although we are unaware of it, our brains sift through and discard billions of pieces of data in order to allow us to understand the world around us. In this thought-provoking work, Norretranders argues that our perceptions are not direct representations of the world we experience, but instead, illusions our brains craft to process it.  

More timely and relevant than ever, in light of rapid development in artificial intelligence and large language models, this informative study of consciousness provides the framework to reflect on the inner workings of the mind and understand the self. As engaging as it is insightful, this important book encourages us to rely more on what our instincts and our senses tell us so that we can better appreciate the richness of human life.

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Acerca del autor

Tor Nørretranders is a Danish writer, speaker, thinker, and self-identified “science storyteller” who writes with “a sophistication rarely seen in popular science writing” (New York Times). He is the author of The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size and The Generous Man: How Helping Others Is the Sexiest Thing You Can Do.

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Editorial
Penguin Publishing Group
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
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ISBN 10 
0140230122
ISBN 13 
9780140230123
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
480
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9780670875795: The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0670875791 ISBN 13:  9780670875795
Editorial: Viking, 1998
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