Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind

　　關於人類意識，最新最簡明的精彩介紹！

　　媲美羅維理《七堂簡單物理課》、泰森《宇宙必修課》的傑出入門作



　　意識究竟是什麼呢？它如何發生，又為什麼會出現呢？當我們把它當成每個人日子裡這麼理所當然的部分，它也同時是數千年來讓無數哲學家、心理學家、科學家…都無比困惑又著迷的問題──



　　在這本精采而深入淺出的作品中，身兼科學編輯與寫作顧問的Annaka Harris 帶我們認識關於「意識」，持續演變進化的定義與認識。結合不同流派的哲學理論，多樣的科學發現，不停拓展我們對意識的理解──意識寓居在什麼地方？又是什麼條件使之產生？又或者，意識不過是一種幻象，宇宙物質的屬性？在人工智慧興起的年代，對於意識的定義，以及究竟是誰，甚或什麼東西，足以被稱為擁有意識，都將顯得尤其重要。跟著書中不同理論立場一同思辨，這生而為人最根本的問題。（文／博客來編譯）

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

＂If you’ve ever wondered how you have the capacity to wonder, some fascinating insights await you in these pages.＂ --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals

As concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, this mind-expanding dive into the mystery of consciousness is an illuminating meditation on the self, free will, and felt experience.

What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of being in the world for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think about this? And why should we?

In this wonderfully accessible book, Annaka Harris guides us through the evolving definitions, philosophies, and scientific findings that probe our limited understanding of consciousness. Where does it reside, and what gives rise to it? Could it be an illusion, or a universal property of all matter? As we try to understand consciousness, we must grapple with how to define it and, in the age of artificial intelligence, who or what might possess it.

Conscious offers lively and challenging arguments that alter our ideas about consciousness--allowing us to think freely about it for ourselves, if indeed we can.

作者簡介

Annaka　Harris

　　Annaka Harris is the author of “CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind” (HarperCollins, June 2019). She is an editor and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics, and her work has appeared in The New York Times. Annaka is the author of the children's book “I Wonder,” a collaborator on the “Mindful Games Activity Cards,” by Susan Kaiser Greenland, and a volunteer mindfulness teacher for the Inner Kids organization. Visit her online at: annakaharris.com