The Emergent Self

Rating:
Summary: Excellent overview, conclusion begs the question
Review: As an amateur philosopher, I found this book extremely helpful in getting a handle on the different views and arguments about consciousness. It took a good look at materialism and dualism and explained why they are insufficient theories in both logical and prose form. The writing was very clear and, for the most part, concise.

The author concludes with his own version of dualism which I didn't buy at all. But despite the ending, this book is worth buying for everything else.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent overview, conclusion begs the question
Review: As an amateur philosopher, I found this book extremely helpful in getting a handle on the different views and arguments about consciousness. It took a good look at materialism and dualism and explained why they are insufficient theories in both logical and prose form. The writing was very clear and, for the most part, concise.

The author concludes with his own version of dualism which I didn't buy at all. But despite the ending, this book is worth buying for everything else.