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Materialist Phenomenology
by Manuel DeLanda • 2021
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
4.05
21
Materialist Phenomenology Summary
Materialist Phenomenology 92%
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
by Manuel DeLanda 2021
4.05
21 ratings
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
3.69
45
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind 92%
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010
3.69
45 ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 91%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
Being There
by Andy Clark • 1996
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
4.14
217
Being There Summary
Being There 91%
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
by Andy Clark 1996
4.14
217 ratings
The Extended Mind
by Annie Murphy Paul • 2021
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
4.03
3k+
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind 91%
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
by Annie Murphy Paul 2021
4.03
3k+ ratings
The Embodied Mind
by Francisco J. Varela • 1991
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
4.14
1k+
The Embodied Mind Summary
The Embodied Mind 91%
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
by Francisco J. Varela 1991
4.14
1k+ ratings
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds
by Dennis Proffitt • 2020
Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.
4.01
238
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds Summary
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds 91%
Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.
by Dennis Proffitt 2020
4.01
238 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 91%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
Sensation
by Thalma Lobel • 2014
Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.
3.42
384
Sensation Summary
Sensation 90%
Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.
by Thalma Lobel 2014
3.42
384 ratings
El Sentido De Lo Humano
by Humberto R. Maturana • 2008
Reality is built through conversation, not found. Denying love causes most human suffering.
4.26
108
El Sentido De Lo Humano Summary
El Sentido De Lo Humano 90%
Reality is built through conversation, not found. Denying love causes most human suffering.
by Humberto R. Maturana 2008
4.26
108 ratings
Mind and Nature
by Gregory Bateson • 2002
Mind and nature aren't separate; they share a master pattern that perception and evolution both obey
4.27
819
Mind and Nature Summary
Mind and Nature 90%
Mind and nature aren't separate; they share a master pattern that perception and evolution both obey
by Gregory Bateson 2002
4.27
819 ratings
Physical Intelligence
by Scott Grafton • 2020
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
3.60
194
Physical Intelligence Summary
Physical Intelligence 90%
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
by Scott Grafton 2020
3.60
194 ratings
The Extended Mind
by Richard Menary • 2008
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
3.76
41
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind 90%
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
by Richard Menary 2008
3.76
41 ratings
The Power of Not Thinking
by Simon Roberts • 2020
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
3.51
181
The Power of Not Thinking Summary
The Power of Not Thinking 90%
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
by Simon Roberts 2020
3.51
181 ratings
Feeling & Knowing
by António Damásio • 2021
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
3.57
2k+
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing 90%
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
by António Damásio 2021
3.57
2k+ ratings
The Feeling of What Happens
by António Damásio • 1999
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
4.01
4k+
The Feeling of What Happens Summary
The Feeling of What Happens 90%
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
by António Damásio 1999
4.01
4k+ ratings
The Master and His Emissary
by Iain McGilchrist • 2009
Your brain's two halves build opposing worlds. Western civilization chose the wrong one.
4.36
4k+
The Master and His Emissary Summary
The Master and His Emissary 90%
Your brain's two halves build opposing worlds. Western civilization chose the wrong one.
by Iain McGilchrist 2009
4.36
4k+ ratings
The Biological Mind
by Alan Jasanoff • 2018
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
3.70
237
The Biological Mind Summary
The Biological Mind 90%
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
by Alan Jasanoff 2018
3.70
237 ratings
Smart Moves
by Carla Hannaford • 1995
Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.
4.02
492
Smart Moves Summary
Smart Moves 90%
Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.
by Carla Hannaford 1995
4.02
492 ratings
How the Body Knows Its Mind
by Sian Beilock • 2015
Your body doesn't just express your thoughts. It decides them, from your face to your fingers.
3.60
426
How the Body Knows Its Mind Summary
How the Body Knows Its Mind 90%
Your body doesn't just express your thoughts. It decides them, from your face to your fingers.
by Sian Beilock 2015
3.60
426 ratings
Self Comes to Mind
by António Damásio • 2010
The self is a process built from body maps: three layers that turn mind into experience.
3.97
3k+
Self Comes to Mind Summary
Self Comes to Mind 90%
The self is a process built from body maps: three layers that turn mind into experience.
by António Damásio 2010
3.97
3k+ ratings
Phenomenology
by Dan Zahavi • 2008
Consciousness is an openness, not a container. An introduction to phenomenology.
4.15
303
Phenomenology Summary
Phenomenology 90%
Consciousness is an openness, not a container. An introduction to phenomenology.
by Dan Zahavi 2008
4.15
303 ratings
The Tacit Dimension
by Michael Polanyi • 1966
Every explicit rule, theorem, and formula floats on a vast sea of knowledge you cannot articulate.
4.04
478
The Tacit Dimension Summary
The Tacit Dimension 90%
Every explicit rule, theorem, and formula floats on a vast sea of knowledge you cannot articulate.
by Michael Polanyi 1966
4.04
478 ratings
Descartes' Error
by António Damásio • 1994
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
3.95
10k+
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error 90%
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994
3.95
10k+ ratings
Phenomenology of Perception
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty • 1945
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
4.18
6k+
Phenomenology of Perception Summary
Phenomenology of Perception 90%
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty 1945
4.18
6k+ ratings
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own
by Sandra Blakeslee • 2007
Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.
3.98
796
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own Summary
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own 89%
Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.
by Sandra Blakeslee 2007
3.98
796 ratings
Livewired
by David Eagleman • 2014
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
4.16
5k+
Livewired Summary
Livewired 89%
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
by David Eagleman 2014
4.16
5k+ ratings
The Book of Minds
by Philip Ball • 2022
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
3.95
210
The Book of Minds Summary
The Book of Minds 89%
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
by Philip Ball 2022
3.95
210 ratings
The Tell-Tale Brain
by V.S. Ramachandran • 2010
Mirror neurons, cells that fire whether you act or watch someone else, are what made us human.
4.15
11k+
The Tell-Tale Brain Summary
The Tell-Tale Brain 89%
Mirror neurons, cells that fire whether you act or watch someone else, are what made us human.
by V.S. Ramachandran 2010
4.15
11k+ ratings
Being You
by Anil Seth • 2020
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
4.10
5k+
Being You Summary
Being You 89%
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
by Anil Seth 2020
4.10
5k+ ratings
Deviate
by Beau Lotto • 2017
Your brain evolved for survival, not truth. That bias is the engine of creativity.
3.73
2k+
Deviate Summary
Deviate 89%
Your brain evolved for survival, not truth. That bias is the engine of creativity.
by Beau Lotto 2017
3.73
2k+ ratings
Mirrors in the Brain
by Giacomo Rizzolatti • 2006
We understand others not by thinking but by reliving their actions inside our own motor system.
3.87
190
Mirrors in the Brain Summary
Mirrors in the Brain 89%
We understand others not by thinking but by reliving their actions inside our own motor system.
by Giacomo Rizzolatti 2006
3.87
190 ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 89%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
Brain-Wise
by Patricia S. Churchland • 2002
Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.
4.04
140
Brain-Wise Summary
Brain-Wise 89%
Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.
by Patricia S. Churchland 2002
4.04
140 ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 89%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff • 1980
Metaphor isn't decoration. It's the operating system of the mind, and you never chose yours.
4.09
7k+
Metaphors We Live By Summary
Metaphors We Live By 89%
Metaphor isn't decoration. It's the operating system of the mind, and you never chose yours.
by George Lakoff 1980
4.09
7k+ ratings
Mind
by Paul Thagard • 1996
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
3.66
249
Mind Summary
Mind 89%
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
by Paul Thagard 1996
3.66
249 ratings
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
Look Summary
Look 89%
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023
3.15
233 ratings
The Spell of the Sensuous
by David Abram • 1996
The alphabet didn't just capture speech. It taught us the natural world had nothing to say.
4.17
5k+
The Spell of the Sensuous Summary
The Spell of the Sensuous 89%
The alphabet didn't just capture speech. It taught us the natural world had nothing to say.
by David Abram 1996
4.17
5k+ ratings
A Little Manual for Knowing
by Esther Lightcap Meek • 2014
Knowing is not downloading facts but pledging love to a reality you don't yet understand.
3.81
276
A Little Manual for Knowing Summary
A Little Manual for Knowing 89%
Knowing is not downloading facts but pledging love to a reality you don't yet understand.
by Esther Lightcap Meek 2014
3.81
276 ratings
The Case Against Reality
by Donald D. Hoffman • 2019
You see an interface, not reality. Evolution proved it's the only way to survive.
3.87
4k+
The Case Against Reality Summary
The Case Against Reality 89%
You see an interface, not reality. Evolution proved it's the only way to survive.
by Donald D. Hoffman 2019
3.87
4k+ ratings
Becoming Animal
by David Abram • 2010
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
4.18
2k+
Becoming Animal Summary
Becoming Animal 89%
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
by David Abram 2010
4.18
2k+ ratings
Surfaces and Essences
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2011
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
3.83
1k+
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences 89%
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2011
3.83
1k+ ratings
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
by Patrick House • 2022
Movement built consciousness. Nineteen scientific guesses at how the rest of your mind followed.
3.47
774
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness Summary
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness 89%
Movement built consciousness. Nineteen scientific guesses at how the rest of your mind followed.
by Patrick House 2022
3.47
774 ratings
I Am Right You Are Wrong
by Edward de Bono • 1990
Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.
3.82
518
I Am Right You Are Wrong Summary
I Am Right You Are Wrong 89%
Argument ruled Western thought for 2,400 years. The brain is actually built to perceive and design.
by Edward de Bono 1990
3.82
518 ratings
Introduction to Phenomenology
by Robert Sokolowski • 1999
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
4.03
541
Introduction to Phenomenology Summary
Introduction to Phenomenology 89%
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
by Robert Sokolowski 1999
4.03
541 ratings
The Empathic Brain
by Christian Keysers • 2009
We understand others not by reasoning, but by covertly simulating their actions and feelings.
3.71
112
The Empathic Brain Summary
The Empathic Brain 89%
We understand others not by reasoning, but by covertly simulating their actions and feelings.
by Christian Keysers 2009
3.71
112 ratings
Quantum Psychology
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1990
Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.
4.23
3k+
Quantum Psychology Summary
Quantum Psychology 89%
Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1990
4.23
3k+ ratings
Storythinking
by Angus Fletcher • 2023
Story isn't just for communication: it's an ancient intelligence that logic and AI can't touch.
3.57
81
Storythinking Summary
Storythinking 89%
Story isn't just for communication: it's an ancient intelligence that logic and AI can't touch.
by Angus Fletcher 2023
3.57
81 ratings
Looking for Spinoza
by António Damásio • 2001
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
3.96
2k+
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza 89%
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
by António Damásio 2001
3.96
2k+ ratings
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