Invitation. Coming-to Explained. Being 'Like Something'. Sentition. Looping the Loop. So What? Being There. The Enchanted World. So That Is Who I Am! Being Number One. Entering the Soul Niche. Dangerous Territory. Cheating Death. Envoi. Acknowledgments. Notes. Index.
Nicholas Humphrey has held posts at Oxford and Cambridge universities, and is now emeritus professor of psychology at the London School of Economics. His many books include A History of the Mind and Seeing Red.
'His book is not only thoroughly enjoyable but genuinely
instructive too ... he has some really interesting and original
ideas about consciousness' Alison Gopnik.
*Alison Gopnik*
'I find the argument rather beautiful, and plausible ... it has the
added merit of foregrounding the wonderfulness of the world' New
Humanist.
*New Humanist*
'Humphrey has laid out a new agenda for consciousness research'
Michael Proulx, Science.
*Science*
'A delightful and thought-provoking tour de force' Simon
Blackburn.
*Simon Blackburn*
'A beautifully written and highly original essay ... Humphrey wears
his learning lightly but Soul Dust introduces the reader to many of
the dominant scientific and philosophical ideas about
consciousness' Standpoint.
*Standpoint*
'It's exhilarating to see this crucial question about our existence
answered with such intellectual breadth' Matt Ridley, Wall Street
Journal.
*Wall Street Journal*
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