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How is consciousness possible? What biological purpose does it serve? Why do we value it so highly? In Soul Dust the psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, a leading figure in consciousness research, returns to the front-line with a startling new theory. Consciousness, he argues, is nothing less than a magical-mystery show that we stage for ourselves inside our own heads. This self-made show lights up the world for us, making us feel special and transcendent. Tightly argued, intellectually gripping and a joy to read, Soul Dust is a keenly anticipated book that provides answers to the deepest questions. It dovetails the 'hard problem of consciousness' with the matters that obsess us all - the fear of death, how life should be lived. Resting firmly on neuroscience and evolutionary theory, it is an uncompromising yet life-affirming work that never loses sight of the majesty and mystery of consciousness.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: Soul Dust
• Author: Nicholas Humphrey
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9780857388292
• ISBN: 0857388290
• ID: 04424679
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Weight: 280 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 135 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. January 2012

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