But that’s what makes this book so illuminating. On the contrary, it’s messy, sometimes contradictory, and occasionally confusing. The result is not a coherent, homogenous explanation of consciousness. He takes one single phenomenon - the ability to make someone laugh by stimulating specific parts of their brain - and then looks at what’s going on in nineteen different ways, presenting different theories of consciousness. (Many very different translations, each capturing a different part of the essence of the original.) House takes a unique approach to his topic, inspired by a book of translations of a Chinese poem. But if you’re looking for unusual, thought-provoking, almost poetical musings about what consciousness is, then this is definitely the book for you. And if you’re looking for a detailed scientific exploration of how the brain works, read Sapolsky’s instead. If that chapter title alone doesn’t intrigue you, you probably shouldn’t bother with this book. The Median Price of a Thrift-Store Bin of Evolutionary Hacks Russian-Dolled into a Watery, Salty Piñata We Call A Head
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