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The Consciousness Instinct
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 2018
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
3.87
839
The Consciousness Instinct Summary
The Consciousness Instinct 90%
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 2018
3.87
839 ratings
The Conscious Mind
by David J. Chalmers • 1996
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
4.00
3k+
The Conscious Mind Summary
The Conscious Mind 89%
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
by David J. Chalmers 1996
4.00
3k+ ratings
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment
by Chris Niebauer • 2014
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
4.18
61
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment Summary
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment 89%
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
by Chris Niebauer 2014
4.18
61 ratings
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
by Gil Friedman • 2003
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
3.94
208
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide 89%
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
by Gil Friedman 2003
3.94
208 ratings
G.I. Gurdjieff
by Colin Wilson • 1980
You are a machine convinced it has free will. Gurdjieff's route out of mechanical living.
3.85
245
G.I. Gurdjieff Summary
G.I. Gurdjieff 89%
You are a machine convinced it has free will. Gurdjieff's route out of mechanical living.
by Colin Wilson 1980
3.85
245 ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
848
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic 89%
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016
4.26
848 ratings
Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 89%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
American Like Me
by America Ferrera • 2018
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
4.32
6k+
American Like Me Summary
American Like Me 88%
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
by America Ferrera 2018
4.32
6k+ ratings
The Red Book
by C.G. Jung
1913. Jung's terrifying visions of blood and flood. Madness or prophecy? Then World War I began.
4.39
848
The Red Book Summary
The Red Book 88%
1913. Jung's terrifying visions of blood and flood. Madness or prophecy? Then World War I began.
by C.G. Jung
4.39
848 ratings
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology
by Stephen H. Wolinsky • 2000
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
3.95
39
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology Summary
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology 88%
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
by Stephen H. Wolinsky 2000
3.95
39 ratings
Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
4.02
2k+
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It 88%
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
by John A. Bargh 2017
4.02
2k+ ratings
Then I Am Myself the World
by Christof Koch • 2024
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
3.98
388
Then I Am Myself the World Summary
Then I Am Myself the World 88%
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
by Christof Koch 2024
3.98
388 ratings
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2007
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
3.95
9k+
I Am a Strange Loop Summary
I Am a Strange Loop 88%
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007
3.95
9k+ ratings
Introduction to Phenomenology
by Robert Sokolowski • 1999
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
4.03
541
Introduction to Phenomenology Summary
Introduction to Phenomenology 88%
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
by Robert Sokolowski 1999
4.03
541 ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 88%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 88%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
Meeting the Shadow
by Connie Zweig • 1991
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
4.30
2k+
Meeting the Shadow Summary
Meeting the Shadow 88%
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
by Connie Zweig 1991
4.30
2k+ ratings
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite
by Robert Kurzban • 2010
Inconsistency isn't a flaw in your character. It's a feature of your mental architecture.
3.95
869
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite Summary
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite 88%
Inconsistency isn't a flaw in your character. It's a feature of your mental architecture.
by Robert Kurzban 2010
3.95
869 ratings
Dark Side of the Light Chasers
by Debbie Ford • 1998
Your shadow holds every power you've denied yourself. The method for reclaiming it, trait by trait.
4.06
9k+
Dark Side of the Light Chasers Summary
Dark Side of the Light Chasers 88%
Your shadow holds every power you've denied yourself. The method for reclaiming it, trait by trait.
by Debbie Ford 1998
4.06
9k+ ratings
The Universal One
by Walter Russell • 1926
Every solid is light slowed by motion; the slowing force is the same one that thinks.
4.18
215
The Universal One Summary
The Universal One 88%
Every solid is light slowed by motion; the slowing force is the same one that thinks.
by Walter Russell 1926
4.18
215 ratings
I am Not a Brain
by Markus Gabriel • 2017
Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.
3.49
233
I am Not a Brain Summary
I am Not a Brain 88%
Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.
by Markus Gabriel 2017
3.49
233 ratings
Self-Portrait in Black and White
by Thomas Chatterton Williams • 2019
What if ending racism means giving up race itself? One Black thinker's case for walking away.
4.03
2k+
Self-Portrait in Black and White Summary
Self-Portrait in Black and White 88%
What if ending racism means giving up race itself? One Black thinker's case for walking away.
by Thomas Chatterton Williams 2019
4.03
2k+ ratings
Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
Me Summary
Me 88%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
The Life You Were Born to Live
by Dan Millman • 1993
One digit from your birth date holds your purpose and the obstacle that defines it.
4.14
3k+
The Life You Were Born to Live Summary
The Life You Were Born to Live 88%
One digit from your birth date holds your purpose and the obstacle that defines it.
by Dan Millman 1993
4.14
3k+ ratings
Untamed
by A.G. Howard • 2015
Learn to turn the darkness in your bloodline from a curse into your sharpest edge.
4.07
8k+
Untamed Summary
Untamed 88%
Learn to turn the darkness in your bloodline from a curse into your sharpest edge.
by A.G. Howard 2015
4.07
8k+ ratings
The Concept of Mind
by Gilbert Ryle • 1949
The mind-body split is a logical blunder. Mental life is performance, not private theatre.
3.92
2k+
The Concept of Mind Summary
The Concept of Mind 88%
The mind-body split is a logical blunder. Mental life is performance, not private theatre.
by Gilbert Ryle 1949
3.92
2k+ ratings
Incognito
by David Eagleman • 2011
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
4.09
35k+
Incognito Summary
Incognito 87%
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
by David Eagleman 2011
4.09
35k+ ratings
Matter Into Feeling
by Fred Alan Wolf • 2014
The observer effect reaches beyond physics: what you attend to becomes your world.
3.98
199
Matter Into Feeling Summary
Matter Into Feeling 87%
The observer effect reaches beyond physics: what you attend to becomes your world.
by Fred Alan Wolf 2014
3.98
199 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 87%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 87%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
Identity And Story
by Dan P. McAdams • 2006
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
4.12
26
Identity And Story Summary
Identity And Story 87%
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
by Dan P. McAdams 2006
4.12
26 ratings
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 87%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
The Outsider
by Colin Wilson • 1956
The outsider feels reality too sharply to accept ordinary life. That crisis destroys, or awakens.
4.03
5k+
The Outsider Summary
The Outsider 87%
The outsider feels reality too sharply to accept ordinary life. That crisis destroys, or awakens.
by Colin Wilson 1956
4.03
5k+ ratings
In My Own Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1972
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
4.18
1k+
In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way 87%
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
by Alan W. Watts 1972
4.18
1k+ ratings
You Are the Universe
by Deepak Chopra • 2017
Your brain doesn't make consciousness. It receives it. The universe was mind first, matter second.
3.59
3k+
You Are the Universe Summary
You Are the Universe 87%
Your brain doesn't make consciousness. It receives it. The universe was mind first, matter second.
by Deepak Chopra 2017
3.59
3k+ ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 87%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
by Julian Jaynes • 1976
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
4.26
6k+
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Summary
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind 87%
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
by Julian Jaynes 1976
4.26
6k+ ratings
Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2003
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
3.87
3k+
Consciousness Summary
Consciousness 87%
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
by Susan Blackmore 2003
3.87
3k+ ratings
No Boundary
by Ken Wilber • 1979
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
4.30
2k+
No Boundary Summary
No Boundary 87%
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
by Ken Wilber 1979
4.30
2k+ ratings
At Your Command
by Neville Goddard • 2020
The person you assume yourself to be becomes the only world you can live in.
4.44
2k+
At Your Command Summary
At Your Command 87%
The person you assume yourself to be becomes the only world you can live in.
by Neville Goddard 2020
4.44
2k+ ratings
Prometheus Rising
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1983
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
4.25
8k+
Prometheus Rising Summary
Prometheus Rising 87%
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1983
4.25
8k+ ratings
The Ego Tunnel
by Thomas Metzinger • 2009
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
4.10
3k+
The Ego Tunnel Summary
The Ego Tunnel 87%
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
by Thomas Metzinger 2009
4.10
3k+ ratings
The Mind’s I
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 1981
Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.
4.15
6k+
The Mind’s I Summary
The Mind’s I 87%
Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1981
4.15
6k+ ratings
Bashar
by Darryl Anka • 1990
A future civilization says we are dreaming the universe together. Time simultaneous, death illusion.
4.42
141
Bashar Summary
Bashar 87%
A future civilization says we are dreaming the universe together. Time simultaneous, death illusion.
by Darryl Anka 1990
4.42
141 ratings
Spiritual Enlightenment
by Jed McKenna • 2002
Enlightenment isn't bliss: it's the demolition of the self you've spent a lifetime building.
4.38
2k+
Spiritual Enlightenment Summary
Spiritual Enlightenment 87%
Enlightenment isn't bliss: it's the demolition of the self you've spent a lifetime building.
by Jed McKenna 2002
4.38
2k+ ratings
I Hope You Die Soon
by Richard Sylvester • 2006
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
4.45
208
I Hope You Die Soon Summary
I Hope You Die Soon 87%
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
by Richard Sylvester 2006
4.45
208 ratings
Black Skin, White Masks
by Frantz Fanon • 1952
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
4.26
20k+
Black Skin, White Masks Summary
Black Skin, White Masks 87%
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
by Frantz Fanon 1952
4.26
20k+ ratings
Materialist Phenomenology
by Manuel DeLanda • 2021
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
4.05
21
Materialist Phenomenology Summary
Materialist Phenomenology 87%
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
by Manuel DeLanda 2021
4.05
21 ratings
Infinite Love is the Only Truth
by David Icke • 2005
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
4.09
565
Infinite Love is the Only Truth Summary
Infinite Love is the Only Truth 87%
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
by David Icke 2005
4.09
565 ratings
The essential Colin Wilson
by Colin Wilson • 1986
Routine dulls the mind. Waking it is trainable, and the next human evolution hangs on it.
4.10
101
The essential Colin Wilson Summary
The essential Colin Wilson 87%
Routine dulls the mind. Waking it is trainable, and the next human evolution hangs on it.
by Colin Wilson 1986
4.10
101 ratings
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