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I thought I'd share a few of my favorite books about the nature of Consciousness and hope that you will do the same.
The Self-Aware Universe - Amit Goswami
This is my favorite book on the nature of consciousness. Amit Goswami explores Monistic Idealism, a philosophy that places consciousness over the physical world, which is merely the manifest form of said consciousness.
The Dreaming Universe - Fred Alan Wolf, Phd.
This is the first book I ever read that bridged quantum physics and consciousness, with the idea that we are an interdependent part of a larger consciousness. Dr. Wolf has written several more books since but this is of highly sentimental value to me, so I chose this one to list.
The Dimensional Structure of Consciousness - Sam Avery
Perhaps, not as well known as the others, none-the-less an important work that presents a very compelling argument for a physical basis to immaterialism.
There are many more, but I'll leave room for some more of the good ones from you!
The Self-Aware Universe - Amit Goswami
This is my favorite book on the nature of consciousness. Amit Goswami explores Monistic Idealism, a philosophy that places consciousness over the physical world, which is merely the manifest form of said consciousness.
The Dreaming Universe - Fred Alan Wolf, Phd.
This is the first book I ever read that bridged quantum physics and consciousness, with the idea that we are an interdependent part of a larger consciousness. Dr. Wolf has written several more books since but this is of highly sentimental value to me, so I chose this one to list.
The Dimensional Structure of Consciousness - Sam Avery
Perhaps, not as well known as the others, none-the-less an important work that presents a very compelling argument for a physical basis to immaterialism.
There are many more, but I'll leave room for some more of the good ones from you!
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Re: Favorite Books
Thu, October 13, 2005 - 3:36 PMthese aren't scholarly books, but i believe they deal with consciousness in a very roundabout way. you may disagree:
one flew over the cuckoo's nest by ken kesey
electric koolaid acid test by tom wolfe -
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Re: Favorite Books
Thu, October 13, 2005 - 10:58 PMActually, an epiphany can arrive from the least expected sources. All that's required is proper food for thought and a willingness to explore tangents. Whether others reading the same material will be inspired in a similar fashion is anyone's guess but you'll never know if you keep it to yourself.
I'd say that one flew over the cuckoo's nest certainly deals with the exploration of consciousness, particularly as it is related to the physical body. If the physical body is indeed a manifestation of conscious thought in conformity with will, there is certainly evidence that if one messes with the solid thoughtforms, i.e. lops off a chunk of brain or separates the hemispheres, the physical mechanism can feed back to the consciousness and cause apparently permanent change. Of course, who knows what happens to the lobotomized character while dreaming? Sudden lucidity? Same old same old?
One could, of course, state that the obvious changes that occur by such operations to the brain would make a good case for materialism but then I'd have to find a way to refute it. ;-)>
Hmmmm. You've got me thinking.
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