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I can recommend Being No One, by Thomas Metzinger, for essays. For sci-fi, have a look at Blindsight, by Peter Watts (for free on his website: Https://www.rift
by dmbche 2y ago
I can recommend Being No One, by Thomas Metzinger, for essays.
For sci-fi, have a look at Blindsight, by Peter Watts (for free on his website:
Https://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.html)
- smokel 2y agoThanks for the recommendations! I have read Thomas Metzinger's Ego Tunnel (2009), but as far as I understand it, he takes on a naturalist standpoint, and assumes that consciousness arises from that. I prefer to take a radical agnostic point of view, where consciousness does not even have meaning outside of those who experience it. Implying that "meaning" or "reasoning" make no sense universally.
- robwwilliams 2y agoYou just communicated meaning to me. Defining “outside of those [plural] who experience it” is the tricky part.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago"meaning" and "reasoning" have nothing inherently to do with consciousness at all.
- smokel 2y agoThat depends on your philosophical outlook. Existentialism and phenomenology both seem to think that meaning requires consciousness. I personally think that there is little or no meaning outside humans (or similar entities). Unless I'm missing something, perhaps you care to elaborate?
- joloooo 2y agoThanks for the recs, Mindware by Andy Clark is also a great book on these topics. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/mindware-9780199828159?cc=us&lang=en& https://global.oup.com/academic/product/mindware-97801998281...