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What Is Madness?
by Darian Leader • 2011
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
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531
What Is Madness? Summary
What Is Madness? 91%
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
by Darian Leader 2011
4.14
531 ratings
Prometheus Rising
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1983
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
4.25
8k+
Prometheus Rising Summary
Prometheus Rising 91%
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1983
4.25
8k+ ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 91%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments
by Patrick King • 2020
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
3.84
101
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments Summary
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments 91%
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
by Patrick King 2020
3.84
101 ratings
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 1971
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
4.01
464
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Summary
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg 91%
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971
4.01
464 ratings
Learning from Experience
by Wilfred R. Bion • 1962
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
4.19
135
Learning from Experience Summary
Learning from Experience 91%
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
by Wilfred R. Bion 1962
4.19
135 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
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 90%
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
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 90%
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
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 90%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
3.84
2k+
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion 90%
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
by Bruce M. Hood 2011
3.84
2k+ 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 90%
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
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 90%
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
Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
Me Summary
Me 90%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
No Self, No Problem
by Chris Niebauer • 2019
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
4.25
4k+
No Self, No Problem Summary
No Self, No Problem 90%
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
by Chris Niebauer 2019
4.25
4k+ ratings
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
by Julian Baggini • 2005
100 thought experiments that turn morality, identity, and reason inside out.
3.73
5k+
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten Summary
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten 90%
100 thought experiments that turn morality, identity, and reason inside out.
by Julian Baggini 2005
3.73
5k+ ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
848
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic 90%
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016
4.26
848 ratings
Rethinking Depression
by Eric Maisel • 2011
Sadness isn't a sickness. It's a summons to build a life that means something to you.
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118
Rethinking Depression Summary
Rethinking Depression 90%
Sadness isn't a sickness. It's a summons to build a life that means something to you.
by Eric Maisel 2011
3.40
118 ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
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23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 90%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
The Conscious Mind
by David J. Chalmers • 1996
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
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3k+
The Conscious Mind Summary
The Conscious Mind 90%
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
by David J. Chalmers 1996
4.00
3k+ ratings
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment
by Chris Niebauer • 2014
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
4.18
61
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment Summary
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment 90%
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
by Chris Niebauer 2014
4.18
61 ratings
Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom
by Edward de Bono • 1996
Wisdom is not knowing the answers; it is widening perception until better questions appear.
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119
Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom Summary
Edward de Bono's Textbook of Wisdom 90%
Wisdom is not knowing the answers; it is widening perception until better questions appear.
by Edward de Bono 1996
3.76
119 ratings
Liminal Thinking
by Dave Gray • 2016
Your beliefs resist new evidence because they are identity, not logic. Tools to change them anyway.
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3k+
Liminal Thinking Summary
Liminal Thinking 90%
Your beliefs resist new evidence because they are identity, not logic. Tools to change them anyway.
by Dave Gray 2016
3.93
3k+ ratings
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology
by Stephen H. Wolinsky • 2000
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
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39
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology Summary
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology 90%
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
by Stephen H. Wolinsky 2000
3.95
39 ratings
Hypersanity
by Neel Burton • 2019
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
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182
Hypersanity Summary
Hypersanity 90%
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
by Neel Burton 2019
3.60
182 ratings
Matter and Consciousness
by Paul M. Churchland • 1984
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
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1k+
Matter and Consciousness Summary
Matter and Consciousness 90%
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
by Paul M. Churchland 1984
3.89
1k+ ratings
Introduction to Phenomenology
by Robert Sokolowski • 1999
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
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541
Introduction to Phenomenology Summary
Introduction to Phenomenology 90%
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
by Robert Sokolowski 1999
4.03
541 ratings
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
by Julian Jaynes • 1976
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
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6k+
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Summary
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind 90%
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
by Julian Jaynes 1976
4.26
6k+ ratings
Drive Yourself Sane
by Susan Presby Kodish • 2000
Your language splits you from reality. A century-old system for bridging the gap.
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99
Drive Yourself Sane Summary
Drive Yourself Sane 90%
Your language splits you from reality. A century-old system for bridging the gap.
by Susan Presby Kodish 2000
4.14
99 ratings
The Mechanical Mind
by Tim Crane • 1996
Can a physical brain represent things outside itself? The foundational puzzle of cognitive science.
3.66
214
The Mechanical Mind Summary
The Mechanical Mind 90%
Can a physical brain represent things outside itself? The foundational puzzle of cognitive science.
by Tim Crane 1996
3.66
214 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.
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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
The Mind’s I
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 1981
Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.
4.15
6k+
The Mind’s I Summary
The Mind’s I 90%
Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1981
4.15
6k+ ratings
Then I Am Myself the World
by Christof Koch • 2024
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
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388
Then I Am Myself the World Summary
Then I Am Myself the World 90%
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
by Christof Koch 2024
3.98
388 ratings
Why Smart People Hurt
by Eric Maisel • 2013
For bright minds who overthink everything: meaning is not found. It is made.
3.26
1k+
Why Smart People Hurt Summary
Why Smart People Hurt 90%
For bright minds who overthink everything: meaning is not found. It is made.
by Eric Maisel 2013
3.26
1k+ ratings
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
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45
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind 90%
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010
3.69
45 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 90%
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
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 90%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
The Art of Living Consciously
by Nathaniel Branden • 1997
Mindfulness without mysticism: why reason is the real path to self-awareness and self-worth.
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260
The Art of Living Consciously Summary
The Art of Living Consciously 90%
Mindfulness without mysticism: why reason is the real path to self-awareness and self-worth.
by Nathaniel Branden 1997
4.14
260 ratings
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks • 2012
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
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25k+
Hallucinations Summary
Hallucinations 90%
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
by Oliver Sacks 2012
3.93
25k+ ratings
Mind
by John Rogers Searle • 2004
Neither ghost nor computer: consciousness is a biological fact and its feel can't be explained away.
3.86
883
Mind Summary
Mind 90%
Neither ghost nor computer: consciousness is a biological fact and its feel can't be explained away.
by John Rogers Searle 2004
3.86
883 ratings
Maps of Narrative Practice
by Michael White • 2007
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
4.34
621
Maps of Narrative Practice Summary
Maps of Narrative Practice 90%
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
by Michael White 2007
4.34
621 ratings
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Kieron O'Connor • 2011
OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.
4.03
34
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Summary
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 90%
OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.
by Kieron O'Connor 2011
4.03
34 ratings
I am Not a Brain
by Markus Gabriel • 2017
Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.
3.49
233
I am Not a Brain Summary
I am Not a Brain 90%
Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.
by Markus Gabriel 2017
3.49
233 ratings
Practical Intelligence
by Karl Albrecht • 2007
Most good ideas die unrecorded. The trainable mental skills that IQ tests never measured.
3.73
149
Practical Intelligence Summary
Practical Intelligence 90%
Most good ideas die unrecorded. The trainable mental skills that IQ tests never measured.
by Karl Albrecht 2007
3.73
149 ratings
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2007
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
3.95
9k+
I Am a Strange Loop Summary
I Am a Strange Loop 90%
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007
3.95
9k+ ratings
Being There
by Andy Clark • 1996
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
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217
Being There Summary
Being There 90%
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 Richard Menary • 2008
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
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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
Practical Thinking
by Edward de Bono • 1971
Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.
3.77
133
Practical Thinking Summary
Practical Thinking 90%
Being right isn't one thing: it's four. And each carries its own trap.
by Edward de Bono 1971
3.77
133 ratings
The True Creator of Everything
by Miguel Nicolelis • 2020
The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.
3.87
163
The True Creator of Everything Summary
The True Creator of Everything 90%
The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.
by Miguel Nicolelis 2020
3.87
163 ratings
Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 90%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
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