The Big Questions · Mind by Restak, Richard M. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Introduction CAN WE HAVE A MIND WITHOUT A BODY? HOW DO BRAINS COME TO EXIST? CAN WE BUILD A SUPER-BRAIN? HOW DO WE MAKE SENSE OF SENSATION? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CONSCIOUS? WHAT MAKES THE HUMAN BRAIN SPECIAL? CAN BRAINS COMMUNICATE WITHOUT WORDS? WHAT IS THE ‘I’ IN OUR BRAIN? IS FREE WILL AN ILLUSION? WHAT IS THINKING? WHAT DOES A BRAIN DO WHEN IT IS DOING NOTHING? IS IT POSSIBLE TO THINK OF TWO THINGS AT ONCE? WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE? HOW DO WE STEP OUT OF THE HERE AND NOW? WHERE DO EMPATHY AND ALTRUISM COME FROM? WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET ANGRY? DO DREAMS HAVE MEANING? DOES THE MIND PLAY TRICKS? ARE MACHINES SCRAMBLING OUR BRAINS? Glossary

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