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Being You: A Science of Consciousness

Being You: A Science of Consciousness

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  • Create Date：2021-08-22 20:21:08
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Anil Seth
  • ISBN：B07ZG1BXL5
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Reviews

Kelly ，

See below my NetGalley review for this book！I read “Being You” by Anil Seth and wow， what a read！ It was detailed， comprehensive， and informative。 I particularly enjoyed Chapter 12， which spoke of animal consciousness。 Interestingly， pigs were tried in court for committing， aiding and abetting crimes！ “Being You” explores what makes humans conscious。 Seth provides interesting stories about historical and scientific attempts to understand what really makes us human。 This book touches on a variety See below my NetGalley review for this book！I read “Being You” by Anil Seth and wow， what a read！ It was detailed， comprehensive， and informative。 I particularly enjoyed Chapter 12， which spoke of animal consciousness。 Interestingly， pigs were tried in court for committing， aiding and abetting crimes！ “Being You” explores what makes humans conscious。 Seth provides interesting stories about historical and scientific attempts to understand what really makes us human。 This book touches on a variety of topics， including visual perception， Descartes and Cartesian Dualism， the Turing test， artificial intelligence， and neuroscience。 I would recommend this book for anyone who has some education in neuroscience， visual perception， philosophy and psychology。 Although Seth explained the concepts quite well and in detail， I found the book quite meaty and I needed to take some breaks between chapters to really grasp the concepts。 Definitely not a light read！ Thank you to Faber & Faber and NetGalley for providing me with this copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

GONZA ，

I have been reading books on consciousness for a long time because it has always been a subject that has particularly interested me since， long ago， I found myself almost by chance at a lecture by Giulio Tononi。 Since then I think I have read quite a lot and I particularly appreciated the clear way in which this book illustrates both medical and philosophical theories and above all the excursus into the future and the "risk" of artificial intelligence。 Leggo da tempo libri sulla coscienza perché I have been reading books on consciousness for a long time because it has always been a subject that has particularly interested me since， long ago， I found myself almost by chance at a lecture by Giulio Tononi。 Since then I think I have read quite a lot and I particularly appreciated the clear way in which this book illustrates both medical and philosophical theories and above all the excursus into the future and the "risk" of artificial intelligence。 Leggo da tempo libri sulla coscienza perché é sempre stato un argomento che mi ha particolarmente interessato， da quando， in tempi non sospetti， mi ritrovai quasi per caso ad una conferenza di GIulio Tononi。 Da quel momento credo di aver letto parecchio e di questo libro ho apprezzato particolarmente il modo chiaro di illustrare teorie sia mediche che filosofiche e soprattutto l'excursus nel futuro ed il "rischio" delle intelligenze artificiali。 I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review。 。。。more

Nicola ，

When it comes to the science of consciousness， I think there’s an intrigue in it for everyone， as what it means to be us， we have our own vested personal interest in。 It’s such an enigma in science， with a big blaring question mark when ‘what is consciousness？’ is asked。 What makes us conscious， thinking， self aware things？ I think most would have a different individual answer to this and it was so interesting to read this book on the new science of consciousness。 It’s a field that is constantl When it comes to the science of consciousness， I think there’s an intrigue in it for everyone， as what it means to be us， we have our own vested personal interest in。 It’s such an enigma in science， with a big blaring question mark when ‘what is consciousness？’ is asked。 What makes us conscious， thinking， self aware things？ I think most would have a different individual answer to this and it was so interesting to read this book on the new science of consciousness。 It’s a field that is constantly morphing， shaping and moving towards new research which might shed some light on this age old question。 Which makes this book so great！Oh and I also found what is to be， a new favourite word within this book。 I mean， who wouldn’t want to bring up ‘phenomenology’ into general conversation？ I loved how ‘Being you’ was written。 It was really insightful and interesting to read。 It was very informative yet not too over facing or drowning for any non neuroscientist。 And I have to commend Anil for managing to write about such a complex topic coherently！ He does a great job at laying down the foundations too for concepts and base knowledge you might not be familiar with to extend further understanding。 The science and research was communicated expertly。 There’s so many fascinating and interesting points and it can be quite mind blowing when you really think about it。 It’s definitely an overwhelming subject and one recommend for anyone who has a curious mind！Thank you to the author and publishers via NetGalley for this book， in return for giving my honest thoughts and review。 。。。more