Mirror Neurons, Mirror Minds (Paperback)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Independently Published, 2026
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Paperback. Mirror Neurons, Mirror MindsPhilosophy for the Algorithmic AgeWhat does it mean to think freely in a world that predicts our thoughts?To remember responsibly in an age that edits the past?To remain human while building machines that increasingly resemble us?Mirror Neurons, Mirror Minds is a six-part philosophical journey into the deepest questions of human nature, ethics, and agency, written for a time when algorithms quietly shape belief, behavior, and desire.This collection brings together six long-form essays originally published as a weekly philosophy series, each exploring a foundational human dilemma through the lenses of history, neuroscience, moral philosophy, and artificial intelligence. The result is not academic philosophy, nor tech evangelism, but something rarer: reflective inquiry for a world learning to think alongside machines.Across these essays, readers will encounter questions that refuse easy answers: Is stupidity more dangerous than evil when scaled through systems?Is profiling an evolutionary survival tool-or a moral dead end?Does history still teach us anything, or is collective memory now glitching?Why do we discriminate, and how early does othering take root in the brain?Do we still exercise free will, or are we living inside predictive text?Are we the universe becoming aware of itself-or merely a fortunate accident?What unites these pieces is a central idea: AI is not just a tool. It is a mirror.By studying how artificial systems learn, drift, bias, and optimize, we gain unsettling insight into our own cognitive shortcuts, blind spots, and moral failures. These essays use AI not as a threat narrative, but as a philosophical instrument, one that reflects humanity back to itself with uncomfortable clarity.Drawing on thinkers such as Hannah Arendt, Nietzsche, Spinoza, Kant, Sartre, Levinas, and others, the book blends classical philosophy with modern science and contemporary cultural critique. It moves easily between ancient questions and modern realities, between toddler neuroscience and algorithmic reinforcement loops, between stone monuments and deepfakes, between free will and convenience.Written in a conversational yet rigorous style-intelligent without being academic, reflective without being abstract, Mirror Neurons, Mirror Minds is designed for readers who think deeply but live fully in the modern world. Each essay stands alone, yet together they form a coherent meditation on what it means to reason, choose, remember, and belong in the algorithmic age.This book is for readers who suspect that the most important philosophical questions are no longer confined to classrooms or old texts, but are unfolding, quietly and relentlessly, in the systems we build and the habits we form.If AI is changing how we think, perhaps philosophy must change too.This book is an invitation to look into the mirror and not look away. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
N° de ref. del artículo 9798278796626
- Título
- Mirror Neurons, Mirror Minds (Paperback)
- Autor
- Dr Sanjay Basu
- Editorial
- Independently Published
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798278796626
Mirror Neurons, Mirror Minds
Philosophy for the Algorithmic Age
What does it mean to think freely in a world that predicts our thoughts?
To remember responsibly in an age that edits the past?
To remain human while building machines that increasingly resemble us?
Mirror Neurons, Mirror Minds is a six-part philosophical journey into the deepest questions of human nature, ethics, and agency, written for a time when algorithms quietly shape belief, behavior, and desire.
This collection brings together six long-form essays originally published as a weekly philosophy series, each exploring a foundational human dilemma through the lenses of history, neuroscience, moral philosophy, and artificial intelligence. The result is not academic philosophy, nor tech evangelism, but something rarer: reflective inquiry for a world learning to think alongside machines.
Across these essays, readers will encounter questions that refuse easy answers:
-
Is stupidity more dangerous than evil when scaled through systems?
-
Is profiling an evolutionary survival tool—or a moral dead end?
-
Does history still teach us anything, or is collective memory now glitching?
-
Why do we discriminate, and how early does othering take root in the brain?
-
Do we still exercise free will, or are we living inside predictive text?
-
Are we the universe becoming aware of itself—or merely a fortunate accident?
What unites these pieces is a central idea: AI is not just a tool. It is a mirror.
By studying how artificial systems learn, drift, bias, and optimize, we gain unsettling insight into our own cognitive shortcuts, blind spots, and moral failures. These essays use AI not as a threat narrative, but as a philosophical instrument, one that reflects humanity back to itself with uncomfortable clarity.
Drawing on thinkers such as Hannah Arendt, Nietzsche, Spinoza, Kant, Sartre, Levinas, and others, the book blends classical philosophy with modern science and contemporary cultural critique. It moves easily between ancient questions and modern realities, between toddler neuroscience and algorithmic reinforcement loops, between stone monuments and deepfakes, between free will and convenience.
Written in a conversational yet rigorous style—intelligent without being academic, reflective without being abstract, Mirror Neurons, Mirror Minds is designed for readers who think deeply but live fully in the modern world. Each essay stands alone, yet together they form a coherent meditation on what it means to reason, choose, remember, and belong in the algorithmic age.
This book is for readers who suspect that the most important philosophical questions are no longer confined to classrooms or old texts, but are unfolding, quietly and relentlessly, in the systems we build and the habits we form.
If AI is changing how we think, perhaps philosophy must change too.
This book is an invitation to look into the mirror and not look away.
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